What is the Least Common Multiple of 26337 and 26357?

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 26337 and 26357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26337 and 26357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26337,26357) = 1
LCM(26337,26357) = ( 26337 × 26357) / 1
LCM(26337,26357) = 694164309 / 1
LCM(26337,26357) = 694164309

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26337 and 26357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26337 and 26357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26337 and 26357.

Prime Factorization of 26337

Prime Factorization of 26357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26337 and 26357.

LCM(26337,26357) = 3¹ × 8779¹ × 26357¹
LCM(26337,26357) = 694164309