What is the Least Common Multiple of 26820 and 26836?

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 26820 and 26836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26820 and 26836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26820,26836) = 4
LCM(26820,26836) = ( 26820 × 26836) / 4
LCM(26820,26836) = 719741520 / 4
LCM(26820,26836) = 179935380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26820 and 26836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26820 and 26836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26820 and 26836.

Prime Factorization of 26820

Prime Factorization of 26836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26820 and 26836.

LCM(26820,26836) = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 149¹ × 6709¹
LCM(26820,26836) = 179935380