What is the Least Common Multiple of 26158 and 26177?

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 26158 and 26177 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26158 and 26177, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26158,26177) = 1
LCM(26158,26177) = ( 26158 × 26177) / 1
LCM(26158,26177) = 684737966 / 1
LCM(26158,26177) = 684737966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26158 and 26177 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26158 and 26177. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26158 and 26177.

Prime Factorization of 26158

Prime Factorization of 26177

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26158 and 26177.

LCM(26158,26177) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 41¹ × 26177¹
LCM(26158,26177) = 684737966