What is the Least Common Multiple of 26585 and 26600?

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 26585 and 26600 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26585 and 26600, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26585,26600) = 5
LCM(26585,26600) = ( 26585 × 26600) / 5
LCM(26585,26600) = 707161000 / 5
LCM(26585,26600) = 141432200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26585 and 26600 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26585 and 26600. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26585 and 26600.

Prime Factorization of 26585

Prime Factorization of 26600

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26585 and 26600.

LCM(26585,26600) = 5² × 13¹ × 409¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 19¹
LCM(26585,26600) = 141432200