What is the Least Common Multiple of 26979 and 26997?

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 26979 and 26997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26979 and 26997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26979,26997) = 3
LCM(26979,26997) = ( 26979 × 26997) / 3
LCM(26979,26997) = 728352063 / 3
LCM(26979,26997) = 242784021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26979 and 26997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26979 and 26997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26979 and 26997.

Prime Factorization of 26979

Prime Factorization of 26997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26979 and 26997.

LCM(26979,26997) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 23² × 8999¹
LCM(26979,26997) = 242784021