What is the Least Common Multiple of 26877 and 26894?

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 26877 and 26894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26877 and 26894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26877,26894) = 17
LCM(26877,26894) = ( 26877 × 26894) / 17
LCM(26877,26894) = 722830038 / 17
LCM(26877,26894) = 42519414

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26877 and 26894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26877 and 26894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26877 and 26894.

Prime Factorization of 26877

Prime Factorization of 26894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26877 and 26894.

LCM(26877,26894) = 3¹ × 17² × 31¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 113¹
LCM(26877,26894) = 42519414