What is the Least Common Multiple of 26796 and 26800?

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 26796 and 26800 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26796 and 26800, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26796,26800) = 4
LCM(26796,26800) = ( 26796 × 26800) / 4
LCM(26796,26800) = 718132800 / 4
LCM(26796,26800) = 179533200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26796 and 26800 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26796 and 26800. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26796 and 26800.

Prime Factorization of 26796

Prime Factorization of 26800

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26796 and 26800.

LCM(26796,26800) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 5² × 67¹
LCM(26796,26800) = 179533200