What is the Least Common Multiple of 26286 and 26306?

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 26286 and 26306 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26286 and 26306, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26286,26306) = 2
LCM(26286,26306) = ( 26286 × 26306) / 2
LCM(26286,26306) = 691479516 / 2
LCM(26286,26306) = 345739758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26286 and 26306 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26286 and 26306. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26286 and 26306.

Prime Factorization of 26286

Prime Factorization of 26306

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26286 and 26306.

LCM(26286,26306) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 337¹ × 7¹ × 1879¹
LCM(26286,26306) = 345739758