What is the Least Common Multiple of 26052 and 26072?

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 26052 and 26072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26052 and 26072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26052,26072) = 4
LCM(26052,26072) = ( 26052 × 26072) / 4
LCM(26052,26072) = 679227744 / 4
LCM(26052,26072) = 169806936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26052 and 26072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26052 and 26072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26052 and 26072.

Prime Factorization of 26052

Prime Factorization of 26072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26052 and 26072.

LCM(26052,26072) = 2³ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 167¹ × 3259¹
LCM(26052,26072) = 169806936