What is the Least Common Multiple of 26825 and 26843?

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 26825 and 26843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26825 and 26843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26825,26843) = 1
LCM(26825,26843) = ( 26825 × 26843) / 1
LCM(26825,26843) = 720063475 / 1
LCM(26825,26843) = 720063475

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26825 and 26843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26825 and 26843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26825 and 26843.

Prime Factorization of 26825

Prime Factorization of 26843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26825 and 26843.

LCM(26825,26843) = 5² × 29¹ × 37¹ × 17¹ × 1579¹
LCM(26825,26843) = 720063475