What is the Least Common Multiple of 26891 and 26896?

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 26891 and 26896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26891 and 26896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26891,26896) = 1
LCM(26891,26896) = ( 26891 × 26896) / 1
LCM(26891,26896) = 723260336 / 1
LCM(26891,26896) = 723260336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26891 and 26896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26891 and 26896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26891 and 26896.

Prime Factorization of 26891

Prime Factorization of 26896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26891 and 26896.

LCM(26891,26896) = 26891¹ × 2⁴ × 41²
LCM(26891,26896) = 723260336