What is the Least Common Multiple of 26903 and 26922?

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 26903 and 26922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26903 and 26922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26903,26922) = 1
LCM(26903,26922) = ( 26903 × 26922) / 1
LCM(26903,26922) = 724282566 / 1
LCM(26903,26922) = 724282566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26903 and 26922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26903 and 26922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26903 and 26922.

Prime Factorization of 26903

Prime Factorization of 26922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26903 and 26922.

LCM(26903,26922) = 26903¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 641¹
LCM(26903,26922) = 724282566