What is the Least Common Multiple of 26553 and 26558?

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 26553 and 26558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26553 and 26558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26553,26558) = 1
LCM(26553,26558) = ( 26553 × 26558) / 1
LCM(26553,26558) = 705194574 / 1
LCM(26553,26558) = 705194574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26553 and 26558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26553 and 26558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26553 and 26558.

Prime Factorization of 26553

Prime Factorization of 26558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26553 and 26558.

LCM(26553,26558) = 3¹ × 53¹ × 167¹ × 2¹ × 7² × 271¹
LCM(26553,26558) = 705194574