What is the Least Common Multiple of 26583 and 26601?

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 26583 and 26601 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26583 and 26601, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26583,26601) = 3
LCM(26583,26601) = ( 26583 × 26601) / 3
LCM(26583,26601) = 707134383 / 3
LCM(26583,26601) = 235711461

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26583 and 26601 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26583 and 26601. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26583 and 26601.

Prime Factorization of 26583

Prime Factorization of 26601

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26583 and 26601.

LCM(26583,26601) = 3¹ × 8861¹ × 8867¹
LCM(26583,26601) = 235711461