What is the Least Common Multiple of 26847 and 26861?

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 26847 and 26861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26847 and 26861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26847,26861) = 1
LCM(26847,26861) = ( 26847 × 26861) / 1
LCM(26847,26861) = 721137267 / 1
LCM(26847,26861) = 721137267

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26847 and 26861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26847 and 26861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26847 and 26861.

Prime Factorization of 26847

Prime Factorization of 26861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26847 and 26861.

LCM(26847,26861) = 3² × 19¹ × 157¹ × 26861¹
LCM(26847,26861) = 721137267