What is the Least Common Multiple of 26972 and 26983?

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 26972 and 26983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26972 and 26983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26972,26983) = 11
LCM(26972,26983) = ( 26972 × 26983) / 11
LCM(26972,26983) = 727785476 / 11
LCM(26972,26983) = 66162316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26972 and 26983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26972 and 26983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26972 and 26983.

Prime Factorization of 26972

Prime Factorization of 26983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26972 and 26983.

LCM(26972,26983) = 2² × 11² × 613¹ × 223¹
LCM(26972,26983) = 66162316