What is the Least Common Multiple of 26508 and 26523?

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 26508 and 26523 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26508 and 26523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26508,26523) = 3
LCM(26508,26523) = ( 26508 × 26523) / 3
LCM(26508,26523) = 703071684 / 3
LCM(26508,26523) = 234357228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26508 and 26523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26508 and 26523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26508 and 26523.

Prime Factorization of 26508

Prime Factorization of 26523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26508 and 26523.

LCM(26508,26523) = 2² × 3² × 47² × 7¹ × 421¹
LCM(26508,26523) = 234357228