What is the Least Common Multiple of 26830 and 26850?

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 26830 and 26850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26830 and 26850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26830,26850) = 10
LCM(26830,26850) = ( 26830 × 26850) / 10
LCM(26830,26850) = 720385500 / 10
LCM(26830,26850) = 72038550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26830 and 26850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26830 and 26850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26830 and 26850.

Prime Factorization of 26830

Prime Factorization of 26850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26830 and 26850.

LCM(26830,26850) = 2¹ × 5² × 2683¹ × 3¹ × 179¹
LCM(26830,26850) = 72038550