What is the Least Common Multiple of 26586 and 26605?

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 26586 and 26605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26586 and 26605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26586,26605) = 1
LCM(26586,26605) = ( 26586 × 26605) / 1
LCM(26586,26605) = 707320530 / 1
LCM(26586,26605) = 707320530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26586 and 26605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26586 and 26605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26586 and 26605.

Prime Factorization of 26586

Prime Factorization of 26605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26586 and 26605.

LCM(26586,26605) = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 211¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 313¹
LCM(26586,26605) = 707320530