What is the Least Common Multiple of 26549 and 26568?

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 26549 and 26568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26549 and 26568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26549,26568) = 1
LCM(26549,26568) = ( 26549 × 26568) / 1
LCM(26549,26568) = 705353832 / 1
LCM(26549,26568) = 705353832

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26549 and 26568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26549 and 26568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26549 and 26568.

Prime Factorization of 26549

Prime Factorization of 26568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26549 and 26568.

LCM(26549,26568) = 139¹ × 191¹ × 2³ × 3⁴ × 41¹
LCM(26549,26568) = 705353832