What is the Least Common Multiple of 26860 and 26872?

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 26860 and 26872 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26860 and 26872, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26860,26872) = 4
LCM(26860,26872) = ( 26860 × 26872) / 4
LCM(26860,26872) = 721781920 / 4
LCM(26860,26872) = 180445480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26860 and 26872 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26860 and 26872. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26860 and 26872.

Prime Factorization of 26860

Prime Factorization of 26872

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26860 and 26872.

LCM(26860,26872) = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 79¹ × 3359¹
LCM(26860,26872) = 180445480