What is the Least Common Multiple of 26901 and 26907?

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 26901 and 26907 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26901 and 26907, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26901,26907) = 3
LCM(26901,26907) = ( 26901 × 26907) / 3
LCM(26901,26907) = 723825207 / 3
LCM(26901,26907) = 241275069

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26901 and 26907 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26901 and 26907. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26901 and 26907.

Prime Factorization of 26901

Prime Factorization of 26907

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26901 and 26907.

LCM(26901,26907) = 3² × 7² × 61¹ × 8969¹
LCM(26901,26907) = 241275069