What is the Least Common Multiple of 26276 and 26280?

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 26276 and 26280 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26276 and 26280, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26276,26280) = 4
LCM(26276,26280) = ( 26276 × 26280) / 4
LCM(26276,26280) = 690533280 / 4
LCM(26276,26280) = 172633320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26276 and 26280 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26276 and 26280. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26276 and 26280.

Prime Factorization of 26276

Prime Factorization of 26280

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26276 and 26280.

LCM(26276,26280) = 2³ × 6569¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 73¹
LCM(26276,26280) = 172633320