What is the Least Common Multiple of 26236 and 26245?

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 26236 and 26245 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26236 and 26245, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26236,26245) = 1
LCM(26236,26245) = ( 26236 × 26245) / 1
LCM(26236,26245) = 688563820 / 1
LCM(26236,26245) = 688563820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26236 and 26245 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26236 and 26245. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26236 and 26245.

Prime Factorization of 26236

Prime Factorization of 26245

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26236 and 26245.

LCM(26236,26245) = 2² × 7¹ × 937¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 181¹
LCM(26236,26245) = 688563820