What is the Least Common Multiple of 26138 and 26143?

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 26138 and 26143 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26138 and 26143, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26138,26143) = 1
LCM(26138,26143) = ( 26138 × 26143) / 1
LCM(26138,26143) = 683325734 / 1
LCM(26138,26143) = 683325734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26138 and 26143 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26138 and 26143. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26138 and 26143.

Prime Factorization of 26138

Prime Factorization of 26143

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26138 and 26143.

LCM(26138,26143) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1867¹ × 13¹ × 2011¹
LCM(26138,26143) = 683325734