What is the Least Common Multiple of 26396 and 26412?

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 26412 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 26412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26396,26412) = 4
LCM(26396,26412) = ( 26396 × 26412) / 4
LCM(26396,26412) = 697171152 / 4
LCM(26396,26412) = 174292788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26396 and 26412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26396 and 26412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26396 and 26412.

Prime Factorization of 26396

Prime Factorization of 26412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26396 and 26412.

LCM(26396,26412) = 2² × 6599¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 71¹
LCM(26396,26412) = 174292788