What is the Least Common Multiple of 26013 and 26023?

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 26013 and 26023 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26013 and 26023, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26013,26023) = 1
LCM(26013,26023) = ( 26013 × 26023) / 1
LCM(26013,26023) = 676936299 / 1
LCM(26013,26023) = 676936299

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26013 and 26023 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26013 and 26023. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26013 and 26023.

Prime Factorization of 26013

Prime Factorization of 26023

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26013 and 26023.

LCM(26013,26023) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 53¹ × 491¹
LCM(26013,26023) = 676936299