What is the Least Common Multiple of 26831 and 26851?

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 26831 and 26851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26831 and 26851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26831,26851) = 1
LCM(26831,26851) = ( 26831 × 26851) / 1
LCM(26831,26851) = 720439181 / 1
LCM(26831,26851) = 720439181

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26831 and 26851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26831 and 26851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26831 and 26851.

Prime Factorization of 26831

Prime Factorization of 26851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26831 and 26851.

LCM(26831,26851) = 7¹ × 3833¹ × 11¹ × 2441¹
LCM(26831,26851) = 720439181