What is the Least Common Multiple of 26840 and 26845?

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 26840 and 26845 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26840 and 26845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26840,26845) = 5
LCM(26840,26845) = ( 26840 × 26845) / 5
LCM(26840,26845) = 720519800 / 5
LCM(26840,26845) = 144103960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26840 and 26845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26840 and 26845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26840 and 26845.

Prime Factorization of 26840

Prime Factorization of 26845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26840 and 26845.

LCM(26840,26845) = 2³ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 61¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 59¹
LCM(26840,26845) = 144103960