What is the Least Common Multiple of 26140 and 26160?

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 26140 and 26160 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26140 and 26160, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26140,26160) = 20
LCM(26140,26160) = ( 26140 × 26160) / 20
LCM(26140,26160) = 683822400 / 20
LCM(26140,26160) = 34191120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26140 and 26160 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26140 and 26160. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26140 and 26160.

Prime Factorization of 26140

Prime Factorization of 26160

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26140 and 26160.

LCM(26140,26160) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1307¹ × 3¹ × 109¹
LCM(26140,26160) = 34191120