What is the Least Common Multiple of 26730 and 26736?

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 26730 and 26736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26730 and 26736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26730,26736) = 6
LCM(26730,26736) = ( 26730 × 26736) / 6
LCM(26730,26736) = 714653280 / 6
LCM(26730,26736) = 119108880

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26730 and 26736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26730 and 26736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26730 and 26736.

Prime Factorization of 26730

Prime Factorization of 26736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26730 and 26736.

LCM(26730,26736) = 2⁴ × 3⁵ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 557¹
LCM(26730,26736) = 119108880