What is the Least Common Multiple of 26246 and 26250?

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 26246 and 26250 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26246 and 26250, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26246,26250) = 2
LCM(26246,26250) = ( 26246 × 26250) / 2
LCM(26246,26250) = 688957500 / 2
LCM(26246,26250) = 344478750

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26246 and 26250 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26246 and 26250. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26246 and 26250.

Prime Factorization of 26246

Prime Factorization of 26250

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26246 and 26250.

LCM(26246,26250) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1193¹ × 3¹ × 5⁴ × 7¹
LCM(26246,26250) = 344478750