What is the Least Common Multiple of 26172 and 26178?

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 26172 and 26178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26172 and 26178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26172,26178) = 6
LCM(26172,26178) = ( 26172 × 26178) / 6
LCM(26172,26178) = 685130616 / 6
LCM(26172,26178) = 114188436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26172 and 26178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26172 and 26178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26172 and 26178.

Prime Factorization of 26172

Prime Factorization of 26178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26172 and 26178.

LCM(26172,26178) = 2² × 3² × 727¹ × 4363¹
LCM(26172,26178) = 114188436