What is the Least Common Multiple of 26023 and 26043?

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 26023 and 26043 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26023 and 26043, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26023,26043) = 1
LCM(26023,26043) = ( 26023 × 26043) / 1
LCM(26023,26043) = 677716989 / 1
LCM(26023,26043) = 677716989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26023 and 26043 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26023 and 26043. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26023 and 26043.

Prime Factorization of 26023

Prime Factorization of 26043

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26023 and 26043.

LCM(26023,26043) = 53¹ × 491¹ × 3¹ × 8681¹
LCM(26023,26043) = 677716989