What is the Least Common Multiple of 26163 and 26173?

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 26163 and 26173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26163 and 26173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26163,26173) = 1
LCM(26163,26173) = ( 26163 × 26173) / 1
LCM(26163,26173) = 684764199 / 1
LCM(26163,26173) = 684764199

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26163 and 26173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26163 and 26173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26163 and 26173.

Prime Factorization of 26163

Prime Factorization of 26173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26163 and 26173.

LCM(26163,26173) = 3⁴ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 7¹ × 3739¹
LCM(26163,26173) = 684764199