What is the Least Common Multiple of 26967 and 26987?

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 26967 and 26987 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26967 and 26987, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26967,26987) = 1
LCM(26967,26987) = ( 26967 × 26987) / 1
LCM(26967,26987) = 727758429 / 1
LCM(26967,26987) = 727758429

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26967 and 26987 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26967 and 26987. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26967 and 26987.

Prime Factorization of 26967

Prime Factorization of 26987

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26967 and 26987.

LCM(26967,26987) = 3¹ × 89¹ × 101¹ × 26987¹
LCM(26967,26987) = 727758429