What is the Least Common Multiple of 26037 and 26046?

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 26037 and 26046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26037 and 26046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26037,26046) = 9
LCM(26037,26046) = ( 26037 × 26046) / 9
LCM(26037,26046) = 678159702 / 9
LCM(26037,26046) = 75351078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26037 and 26046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26037 and 26046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26037 and 26046.

Prime Factorization of 26037

Prime Factorization of 26046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26037 and 26046.

LCM(26037,26046) = 3² × 11¹ × 263¹ × 2¹ × 1447¹
LCM(26037,26046) = 75351078