What is the Least Common Multiple of 26502 and 26510?

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 26502 and 26510 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26502 and 26510, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26502,26510) = 2
LCM(26502,26510) = ( 26502 × 26510) / 2
LCM(26502,26510) = 702568020 / 2
LCM(26502,26510) = 351284010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26502 and 26510 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26502 and 26510. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26502 and 26510.

Prime Factorization of 26502

Prime Factorization of 26510

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26502 and 26510.

LCM(26502,26510) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 631¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 241¹
LCM(26502,26510) = 351284010