What is the Least Common Multiple of 26646 and 26650?

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 26646 and 26650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26646 and 26650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26646,26650) = 2
LCM(26646,26650) = ( 26646 × 26650) / 2
LCM(26646,26650) = 710115900 / 2
LCM(26646,26650) = 355057950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26646 and 26650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26646 and 26650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26646 and 26650.

Prime Factorization of 26646

Prime Factorization of 26650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26646 and 26650.

LCM(26646,26650) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4441¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 41¹
LCM(26646,26650) = 355057950