What is the Least Common Multiple of 26898 and 26913?

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 26898 and 26913 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26898 and 26913, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26898,26913) = 3
LCM(26898,26913) = ( 26898 × 26913) / 3
LCM(26898,26913) = 723905874 / 3
LCM(26898,26913) = 241301958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26898 and 26913 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26898 and 26913. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26898 and 26913.

Prime Factorization of 26898

Prime Factorization of 26913

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26898 and 26913.

LCM(26898,26913) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4483¹ × 8971¹
LCM(26898,26913) = 241301958