What is the Least Common Multiple of 26478 and 26493?

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 26478 and 26493 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26478 and 26493, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26478,26493) = 3
LCM(26478,26493) = ( 26478 × 26493) / 3
LCM(26478,26493) = 701481654 / 3
LCM(26478,26493) = 233827218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26478 and 26493 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26478 and 26493. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26478 and 26493.

Prime Factorization of 26478

Prime Factorization of 26493

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26478 and 26493.

LCM(26478,26493) = 2¹ × 3² × 1471¹ × 8831¹
LCM(26478,26493) = 233827218