What is the Least Common Multiple of 26260 and 26270?

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 26260 and 26270 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26260 and 26270, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26260,26270) = 10
LCM(26260,26270) = ( 26260 × 26270) / 10
LCM(26260,26270) = 689850200 / 10
LCM(26260,26270) = 68985020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26260 and 26270 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26260 and 26270. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26260 and 26270.

Prime Factorization of 26260

Prime Factorization of 26270

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26260 and 26270.

LCM(26260,26270) = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 101¹ × 37¹ × 71¹
LCM(26260,26270) = 68985020