What is the Least Common Multiple of 26218 and 26236?

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 26218 and 26236 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26218 and 26236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26218,26236) = 2
LCM(26218,26236) = ( 26218 × 26236) / 2
LCM(26218,26236) = 687855448 / 2
LCM(26218,26236) = 343927724

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26218 and 26236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26218 and 26236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26218 and 26236.

Prime Factorization of 26218

Prime Factorization of 26236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26218 and 26236.

LCM(26218,26236) = 2² × 13109¹ × 7¹ × 937¹
LCM(26218,26236) = 343927724