What is the Least Common Multiple of 26396 and 26411?

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 26396 and 26411 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26396 and 26411, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26396,26411) = 1
LCM(26396,26411) = ( 26396 × 26411) / 1
LCM(26396,26411) = 697144756 / 1
LCM(26396,26411) = 697144756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26396 and 26411 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26396 and 26411. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26396 and 26411.

Prime Factorization of 26396

Prime Factorization of 26411

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26396 and 26411.

LCM(26396,26411) = 2² × 6599¹ × 7⁴ × 11¹
LCM(26396,26411) = 697144756