What is the Least Common Multiple of 26308 and 26318?

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 26308 and 26318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26308 and 26318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26308,26318) = 2
LCM(26308,26318) = ( 26308 × 26318) / 2
LCM(26308,26318) = 692373944 / 2
LCM(26308,26318) = 346186972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26308 and 26318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26308 and 26318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26308 and 26318.

Prime Factorization of 26308

Prime Factorization of 26318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26308 and 26318.

LCM(26308,26318) = 2² × 6577¹ × 13159¹
LCM(26308,26318) = 346186972