What is the Least Common Multiple of 26490 and 26505?

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 26505 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 26505, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26490,26505) = 15
LCM(26490,26505) = ( 26490 × 26505) / 15
LCM(26490,26505) = 702117450 / 15
LCM(26490,26505) = 46807830

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26490 and 26505 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26490 and 26505. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26490 and 26505.

Prime Factorization of 26490

Prime Factorization of 26505

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26490 and 26505.

LCM(26490,26505) = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 883¹ × 19¹ × 31¹
LCM(26490,26505) = 46807830