What is the Least Common Multiple of 26995 and 27006?

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 26995 and 27006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 26995 and 27006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(26995,27006) = 1
LCM(26995,27006) = ( 26995 × 27006) / 1
LCM(26995,27006) = 729026970 / 1
LCM(26995,27006) = 729026970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 26995 and 27006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 26995 and 27006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 26995 and 27006.

Prime Factorization of 26995

Prime Factorization of 27006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 26995 and 27006.

LCM(26995,27006) = 5¹ × 5399¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 643¹
LCM(26995,27006) = 729026970