What is the Least Common Multiple of 26120 and 26124?

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 26120 and 26124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26120 and 26124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26120,26124) = 4
LCM(26120,26124) = ( 26120 × 26124) / 4
LCM(26120,26124) = 682358880 / 4
LCM(26120,26124) = 170589720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26120 and 26124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26120 and 26124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26120 and 26124.

Prime Factorization of 26120

Prime Factorization of 26124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26120 and 26124.

LCM(26120,26124) = 2³ × 5¹ × 653¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 311¹
LCM(26120,26124) = 170589720