What is the Least Common Multiple of 26418 and 26433?

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 26418 and 26433 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26418 and 26433, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26418,26433) = 3
LCM(26418,26433) = ( 26418 × 26433) / 3
LCM(26418,26433) = 698306994 / 3
LCM(26418,26433) = 232768998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26418 and 26433 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26418 and 26433. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26418 and 26433.

Prime Factorization of 26418

Prime Factorization of 26433

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26418 and 26433.

LCM(26418,26433) = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 37¹ × 11¹ × 89¹
LCM(26418,26433) = 232768998