What is the Least Common Multiple of 26947 and 26961?

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 26947 and 26961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26947 and 26961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26947,26961) = 1
LCM(26947,26961) = ( 26947 × 26961) / 1
LCM(26947,26961) = 726518067 / 1
LCM(26947,26961) = 726518067

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26947 and 26961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26947 and 26961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26947 and 26961.

Prime Factorization of 26947

Prime Factorization of 26961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26947 and 26961.

LCM(26947,26961) = 26947¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 43¹
LCM(26947,26961) = 726518067