What is the Least Common Multiple of 26028 and 26032?

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 26028 and 26032 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26028 and 26032, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26028,26032) = 4
LCM(26028,26032) = ( 26028 × 26032) / 4
LCM(26028,26032) = 677560896 / 4
LCM(26028,26032) = 169390224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26028 and 26032 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26028 and 26032. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26028 and 26032.

Prime Factorization of 26028

Prime Factorization of 26032

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26028 and 26032.

LCM(26028,26032) = 2⁴ × 3³ × 241¹ × 1627¹
LCM(26028,26032) = 169390224