What is the Least Common Multiple of 26455 and 26472?

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 26455 and 26472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26455 and 26472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26455,26472) = 1
LCM(26455,26472) = ( 26455 × 26472) / 1
LCM(26455,26472) = 700316760 / 1
LCM(26455,26472) = 700316760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26455 and 26472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26455 and 26472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26455 and 26472.

Prime Factorization of 26455

Prime Factorization of 26472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26455 and 26472.

LCM(26455,26472) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 37¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 1103¹
LCM(26455,26472) = 700316760