What is the Least Common Multiple of 26116 and 26120?

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 26116 and 26120 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26116 and 26120, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26116,26120) = 4
LCM(26116,26120) = ( 26116 × 26120) / 4
LCM(26116,26120) = 682149920 / 4
LCM(26116,26120) = 170537480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26116 and 26120 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26116 and 26120. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26116 and 26120.

Prime Factorization of 26116

Prime Factorization of 26120

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26116 and 26120.

LCM(26116,26120) = 2³ × 6529¹ × 5¹ × 653¹
LCM(26116,26120) = 170537480