What is the Least Common Multiple of 26198 and 26202?

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 26198 and 26202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26198 and 26202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26198,26202) = 2
LCM(26198,26202) = ( 26198 × 26202) / 2
LCM(26198,26202) = 686439996 / 2
LCM(26198,26202) = 343219998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26198 and 26202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26198 and 26202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26198 and 26202.

Prime Factorization of 26198

Prime Factorization of 26202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26198 and 26202.

LCM(26198,26202) = 2¹ × 13099¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 397¹
LCM(26198,26202) = 343219998