What is the Least Common Multiple of 26540 and 26548?

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 26540 and 26548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26540 and 26548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26540,26548) = 4
LCM(26540,26548) = ( 26540 × 26548) / 4
LCM(26540,26548) = 704583920 / 4
LCM(26540,26548) = 176145980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26540 and 26548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26540 and 26548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26540 and 26548.

Prime Factorization of 26540

Prime Factorization of 26548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26540 and 26548.

LCM(26540,26548) = 2² × 5¹ × 1327¹ × 6637¹
LCM(26540,26548) = 176145980