What is the Least Common Multiple of 26951 and 26955?

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 26951 and 26955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26951 and 26955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26951,26955) = 1
LCM(26951,26955) = ( 26951 × 26955) / 1
LCM(26951,26955) = 726464205 / 1
LCM(26951,26955) = 726464205

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26951 and 26955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26951 and 26955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26951 and 26955.

Prime Factorization of 26951

Prime Factorization of 26955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26951 and 26955.

LCM(26951,26955) = 26951¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 599¹
LCM(26951,26955) = 726464205