What is the Least Common Multiple of 26088 and 26097?

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 26088 and 26097 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26088 and 26097, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26088,26097) = 3
LCM(26088,26097) = ( 26088 × 26097) / 3
LCM(26088,26097) = 680818536 / 3
LCM(26088,26097) = 226939512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26088 and 26097 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26088 and 26097. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26088 and 26097.

Prime Factorization of 26088

Prime Factorization of 26097

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26088 and 26097.

LCM(26088,26097) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1087¹ × 8699¹
LCM(26088,26097) = 226939512