What is the Least Common Multiple of 26217 and 26223?

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 26217 and 26223 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26217 and 26223, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26217,26223) = 3
LCM(26217,26223) = ( 26217 × 26223) / 3
LCM(26217,26223) = 687488391 / 3
LCM(26217,26223) = 229162797

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26217 and 26223 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26217 and 26223. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26217 and 26223.

Prime Factorization of 26217

Prime Factorization of 26223

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26217 and 26223.

LCM(26217,26223) = 3³ × 971¹ × 8741¹
LCM(26217,26223) = 229162797