What is the Least Common Multiple of 26839 and 26844?

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 26839 and 26844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26839 and 26844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26839,26844) = 1
LCM(26839,26844) = ( 26839 × 26844) / 1
LCM(26839,26844) = 720466116 / 1
LCM(26839,26844) = 720466116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26839 and 26844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26839 and 26844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26839 and 26844.

Prime Factorization of 26839

Prime Factorization of 26844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26839 and 26844.

LCM(26839,26844) = 26839¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 2237¹
LCM(26839,26844) = 720466116