What is the Least Common Multiple of 26395 and 26401?

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 26395 and 26401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26395 and 26401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26395,26401) = 1
LCM(26395,26401) = ( 26395 × 26401) / 1
LCM(26395,26401) = 696854395 / 1
LCM(26395,26401) = 696854395

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26395 and 26401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26395 and 26401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26395 and 26401.

Prime Factorization of 26395

Prime Factorization of 26401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26395 and 26401.

LCM(26395,26401) = 5¹ × 5279¹ × 17¹ × 1553¹
LCM(26395,26401) = 696854395