What is the Least Common Multiple of 26187 and 26205?

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 26187 and 26205 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26187 and 26205, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26187,26205) = 3
LCM(26187,26205) = ( 26187 × 26205) / 3
LCM(26187,26205) = 686230335 / 3
LCM(26187,26205) = 228743445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26187 and 26205 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26187 and 26205. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26187 and 26205.

Prime Factorization of 26187

Prime Factorization of 26205

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26187 and 26205.

LCM(26187,26205) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 43¹ × 5¹ × 1747¹
LCM(26187,26205) = 228743445