What is the Least Common Multiple of 26939 and 26952?

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 26939 and 26952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26939 and 26952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26939,26952) = 1
LCM(26939,26952) = ( 26939 × 26952) / 1
LCM(26939,26952) = 726059928 / 1
LCM(26939,26952) = 726059928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26939 and 26952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26939 and 26952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26939 and 26952.

Prime Factorization of 26939

Prime Factorization of 26952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26939 and 26952.

LCM(26939,26952) = 11¹ × 31¹ × 79¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 1123¹
LCM(26939,26952) = 726059928