What is the Least Common Multiple of 26316 and 26324?

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 26316 and 26324 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26316 and 26324, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26316,26324) = 4
LCM(26316,26324) = ( 26316 × 26324) / 4
LCM(26316,26324) = 692742384 / 4
LCM(26316,26324) = 173185596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26316 and 26324 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26316 and 26324. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26316 and 26324.

Prime Factorization of 26316

Prime Factorization of 26324

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26316 and 26324.

LCM(26316,26324) = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 43¹ × 6581¹
LCM(26316,26324) = 173185596