What is the Least Common Multiple of 26338 and 26346?

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 26338 and 26346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26338 and 26346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26338,26346) = 2
LCM(26338,26346) = ( 26338 × 26346) / 2
LCM(26338,26346) = 693900948 / 2
LCM(26338,26346) = 346950474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26338 and 26346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26338 and 26346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26338 and 26346.

Prime Factorization of 26338

Prime Factorization of 26346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26338 and 26346.

LCM(26338,26346) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1013¹ × 3¹ × 4391¹
LCM(26338,26346) = 346950474