What is the Least Common Multiple of 26422 and 26434?

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 26422 and 26434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26422 and 26434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26422,26434) = 2
LCM(26422,26434) = ( 26422 × 26434) / 2
LCM(26422,26434) = 698439148 / 2
LCM(26422,26434) = 349219574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26422 and 26434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26422 and 26434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26422 and 26434.

Prime Factorization of 26422

Prime Factorization of 26434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26422 and 26434.

LCM(26422,26434) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1201¹ × 13217¹
LCM(26422,26434) = 349219574