What is the Least Common Multiple of 26624 and 26628?

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 26624 and 26628 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26624 and 26628, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26624,26628) = 4
LCM(26624,26628) = ( 26624 × 26628) / 4
LCM(26624,26628) = 708943872 / 4
LCM(26624,26628) = 177235968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26624 and 26628 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26624 and 26628. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26624 and 26628.

Prime Factorization of 26624

Prime Factorization of 26628

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26624 and 26628.

LCM(26624,26628) = 2¹¹ × 13¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 317¹
LCM(26624,26628) = 177235968