What is the Least Common Multiple of 26571 and 26583?

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 26571 and 26583 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26571 and 26583, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26571,26583) = 3
LCM(26571,26583) = ( 26571 × 26583) / 3
LCM(26571,26583) = 706336893 / 3
LCM(26571,26583) = 235445631

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26571 and 26583 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26571 and 26583. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26571 and 26583.

Prime Factorization of 26571

Prime Factorization of 26583

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26571 and 26583.

LCM(26571,26583) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 521¹ × 8861¹
LCM(26571,26583) = 235445631