What is the Least Common Multiple of 26955 and 26965?

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 26955 and 26965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26955 and 26965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26955,26965) = 5
LCM(26955,26965) = ( 26955 × 26965) / 5
LCM(26955,26965) = 726841575 / 5
LCM(26955,26965) = 145368315

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26955 and 26965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26955 and 26965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26955 and 26965.

Prime Factorization of 26955

Prime Factorization of 26965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26955 and 26965.

LCM(26955,26965) = 3² × 5¹ × 599¹ × 5393¹
LCM(26955,26965) = 145368315