What is the Least Common Multiple of 26530 and 26534?

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 26530 and 26534 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26530 and 26534, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26530,26534) = 2
LCM(26530,26534) = ( 26530 × 26534) / 2
LCM(26530,26534) = 703947020 / 2
LCM(26530,26534) = 351973510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26530 and 26534 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26530 and 26534. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26530 and 26534.

Prime Factorization of 26530

Prime Factorization of 26534

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26530 and 26534.

LCM(26530,26534) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 379¹ × 13267¹
LCM(26530,26534) = 351973510