What is the Least Common Multiple of 26829 and 26848?

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 26829 and 26848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26829 and 26848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26829,26848) = 1
LCM(26829,26848) = ( 26829 × 26848) / 1
LCM(26829,26848) = 720304992 / 1
LCM(26829,26848) = 720304992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26829 and 26848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26829 and 26848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26829 and 26848.

Prime Factorization of 26829

Prime Factorization of 26848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26829 and 26848.

LCM(26829,26848) = 3² × 11¹ × 271¹ × 2⁵ × 839¹
LCM(26829,26848) = 720304992