What is the Least Common Multiple of 26833 and 26846?

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 26833 and 26846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26833 and 26846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26833,26846) = 1
LCM(26833,26846) = ( 26833 × 26846) / 1
LCM(26833,26846) = 720358718 / 1
LCM(26833,26846) = 720358718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26833 and 26846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26833 and 26846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26833 and 26846.

Prime Factorization of 26833

Prime Factorization of 26846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26833 and 26846.

LCM(26833,26846) = 26833¹ × 2¹ × 31¹ × 433¹
LCM(26833,26846) = 720358718