What is the Least Common Multiple of 26010 and 26020?

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 26010 and 26020 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26010 and 26020, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26010,26020) = 10
LCM(26010,26020) = ( 26010 × 26020) / 10
LCM(26010,26020) = 676780200 / 10
LCM(26010,26020) = 67678020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26010 and 26020 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26010 and 26020. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26010 and 26020.

Prime Factorization of 26010

Prime Factorization of 26020

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26010 and 26020.

LCM(26010,26020) = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 17² × 1301¹
LCM(26010,26020) = 67678020