What is the Least Common Multiple of 26159 and 26163?

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 26159 and 26163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26159 and 26163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26159,26163) = 1
LCM(26159,26163) = ( 26159 × 26163) / 1
LCM(26159,26163) = 684397917 / 1
LCM(26159,26163) = 684397917

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26159 and 26163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26159 and 26163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26159 and 26163.

Prime Factorization of 26159

Prime Factorization of 26163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26159 and 26163.

LCM(26159,26163) = 7¹ × 37¹ × 101¹ × 3⁴ × 17¹ × 19¹
LCM(26159,26163) = 684397917