What is the Least Common Multiple of 26685 and 26705?

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 26685 and 26705 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26685 and 26705, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26685,26705) = 5
LCM(26685,26705) = ( 26685 × 26705) / 5
LCM(26685,26705) = 712622925 / 5
LCM(26685,26705) = 142524585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26685 and 26705 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26685 and 26705. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26685 and 26705.

Prime Factorization of 26685

Prime Factorization of 26705

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26685 and 26705.

LCM(26685,26705) = 3² × 5¹ × 593¹ × 7² × 109¹
LCM(26685,26705) = 142524585