What is the Least Common Multiple of 26072 and 26084?

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 26072 and 26084 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26072 and 26084, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26072,26084) = 4
LCM(26072,26084) = ( 26072 × 26084) / 4
LCM(26072,26084) = 680062048 / 4
LCM(26072,26084) = 170015512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26072 and 26084 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26072 and 26084. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26072 and 26084.

Prime Factorization of 26072

Prime Factorization of 26084

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26072 and 26084.

LCM(26072,26084) = 2³ × 3259¹ × 6521¹
LCM(26072,26084) = 170015512