What is the Least Common Multiple of 26490 and 26504?

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 26504 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 26504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26490,26504) = 2
LCM(26490,26504) = ( 26490 × 26504) / 2
LCM(26490,26504) = 702090960 / 2
LCM(26490,26504) = 351045480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26490 and 26504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26490 and 26504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26490 and 26504.

Prime Factorization of 26490

Prime Factorization of 26504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26490 and 26504.

LCM(26490,26504) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 883¹ × 3313¹
LCM(26490,26504) = 351045480