What is the Least Common Multiple of 26384 and 26391?

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 26384 and 26391 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26384 and 26391, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26384,26391) = 1
LCM(26384,26391) = ( 26384 × 26391) / 1
LCM(26384,26391) = 696300144 / 1
LCM(26384,26391) = 696300144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26384 and 26391 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26384 and 26391. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26384 and 26391.

Prime Factorization of 26384

Prime Factorization of 26391

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26384 and 26391.

LCM(26384,26391) = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 97¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 463¹
LCM(26384,26391) = 696300144