What is the Least Common Multiple of 26012 and 26030?

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 26012 and 26030 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26012 and 26030, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26012,26030) = 2
LCM(26012,26030) = ( 26012 × 26030) / 2
LCM(26012,26030) = 677092360 / 2
LCM(26012,26030) = 338546180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26012 and 26030 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26012 and 26030. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26012 and 26030.

Prime Factorization of 26012

Prime Factorization of 26030

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26012 and 26030.

LCM(26012,26030) = 2² × 7¹ × 929¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 137¹
LCM(26012,26030) = 338546180