What is the Least Common Multiple of 26739 and 26748?

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 26739 and 26748 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26739 and 26748, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26739,26748) = 9
LCM(26739,26748) = ( 26739 × 26748) / 9
LCM(26739,26748) = 715214772 / 9
LCM(26739,26748) = 79468308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26739 and 26748 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26739 and 26748. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26739 and 26748.

Prime Factorization of 26739

Prime Factorization of 26748

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26739 and 26748.

LCM(26739,26748) = 3² × 2971¹ × 2² × 743¹
LCM(26739,26748) = 79468308