What is the Least Common Multiple of 26884 and 26900?

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 26884 and 26900 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26884 and 26900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26884,26900) = 4
LCM(26884,26900) = ( 26884 × 26900) / 4
LCM(26884,26900) = 723179600 / 4
LCM(26884,26900) = 180794900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26884 and 26900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26884 and 26900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26884 and 26900.

Prime Factorization of 26884

Prime Factorization of 26900

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26884 and 26900.

LCM(26884,26900) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 47¹ × 5² × 269¹
LCM(26884,26900) = 180794900