What is the Least Common Multiple of 26972 and 26988?

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 26988 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 26988, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26972,26988) = 4
LCM(26972,26988) = ( 26972 × 26988) / 4
LCM(26972,26988) = 727920336 / 4
LCM(26972,26988) = 181980084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26972 and 26988 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26972 and 26988. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26972 and 26988.

Prime Factorization of 26972

Prime Factorization of 26988

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26972 and 26988.

LCM(26972,26988) = 2² × 11¹ × 613¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 173¹
LCM(26972,26988) = 181980084