What is the Least Common Multiple of 26490 and 26503?

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 26490 and 26503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26490 and 26503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26490,26503) = 1
LCM(26490,26503) = ( 26490 × 26503) / 1
LCM(26490,26503) = 702064470 / 1
LCM(26490,26503) = 702064470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26490 and 26503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26490 and 26503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26490 and 26503.

Prime Factorization of 26490

Prime Factorization of 26503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26490 and 26503.

LCM(26490,26503) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 883¹ × 17¹ × 1559¹
LCM(26490,26503) = 702064470