What is the Least Common Multiple of 26143 and 26148?

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 26143 and 26148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26143 and 26148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26143,26148) = 1
LCM(26143,26148) = ( 26143 × 26148) / 1
LCM(26143,26148) = 683587164 / 1
LCM(26143,26148) = 683587164

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26143 and 26148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26143 and 26148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26143 and 26148.

Prime Factorization of 26143

Prime Factorization of 26148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26143 and 26148.

LCM(26143,26148) = 13¹ × 2011¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 2179¹
LCM(26143,26148) = 683587164