What is the Least Common Multiple of 26595 and 26604?

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 26595 and 26604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26595 and 26604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26595,26604) = 9
LCM(26595,26604) = ( 26595 × 26604) / 9
LCM(26595,26604) = 707533380 / 9
LCM(26595,26604) = 78614820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26595 and 26604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26595 and 26604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26595 and 26604.

Prime Factorization of 26595

Prime Factorization of 26604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26595 and 26604.

LCM(26595,26604) = 3³ × 5¹ × 197¹ × 2² × 739¹
LCM(26595,26604) = 78614820