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What is the Least Common Multiple of 26500 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 (LCM) of 26500 and 26504 is 175589000.

LCM(26500,26504) = 175589000

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Least Common Multiple of 26500 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 26500 and 26504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26500,26504) = 4
LCM(26500,26504) = ( 26500 × 26504) / 4
LCM(26500,26504) = 702356000 / 4
LCM(26500,26504) = 175589000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26500 and 26504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26500 and 26504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26500 and 26504.

Prime Factorization of 26500

Prime factors of 26500 are 2, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 26500 in exponential form is:

26500 = 22 × 53 × 531

Prime Factorization of 26504

Prime factors of 26504 are 2, 3313. Prime factorization of 26504 in exponential form is:

26504 = 23 × 33131

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26500 and 26504.

LCM(26500,26504) = 23 × 53 × 531 × 33131
LCM(26500,26504) = 175589000