What is the Least Common Multiple of 25998 and 26007?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 25998 and 26007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25998 and 26007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25998,26007) = 3
LCM(25998,26007) = ( 25998 × 26007) / 3
LCM(25998,26007) = 676129986 / 3
LCM(25998,26007) = 225376662

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25998 and 26007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25998 and 26007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25998 and 26007.

Prime Factorization of 25998

Prime Factorization of 26007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25998 and 26007.

LCM(25998,26007) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 619¹ × 8669¹
LCM(25998,26007) = 225376662