What is the Least Common Multiple of 26955 and 26969?

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 26969 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 26969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26955,26969) = 1
LCM(26955,26969) = ( 26955 × 26969) / 1
LCM(26955,26969) = 726949395 / 1
LCM(26955,26969) = 726949395

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26955 and 26969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26955 and 26969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26955 and 26969.

Prime Factorization of 26955

Prime Factorization of 26969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26955 and 26969.

LCM(26955,26969) = 3² × 5¹ × 599¹ × 149¹ × 181¹
LCM(26955,26969) = 726949395