What is the Least Common Multiple of 26000 and 26018?

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 26000 and 26018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26000 and 26018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26000,26018) = 2
LCM(26000,26018) = ( 26000 × 26018) / 2
LCM(26000,26018) = 676468000 / 2
LCM(26000,26018) = 338234000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26000 and 26018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26000 and 26018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26000 and 26018.

Prime Factorization of 26000

Prime Factorization of 26018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26000 and 26018.

LCM(26000,26018) = 2⁴ × 5³ × 13¹ × 13009¹
LCM(26000,26018) = 338234000