What is the Least Common Multiple of 26931 and 26941?

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 26931 and 26941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26931 and 26941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26931,26941) = 1
LCM(26931,26941) = ( 26931 × 26941) / 1
LCM(26931,26941) = 725548071 / 1
LCM(26931,26941) = 725548071

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26931 and 26941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26931 and 26941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26931 and 26941.

Prime Factorization of 26931

Prime Factorization of 26941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26931 and 26941.

LCM(26931,26941) = 3¹ × 47¹ × 191¹ × 29¹ × 929¹
LCM(26931,26941) = 725548071