How to find the Least Common Multiple of 26 and 30?
On this page below, we'll use the Prime Factorisation, and the List of Multiples method to find out the LCM of 26 and 30.
Follow the steps below, and let's calculate the LCM of 26 and 30.
Method 1 - Prime factorization
Step 1: Create a list of all the prime factors of the numbers 26 and 30:
Prime factors of 26
The prime factors of 26 are 2 and 13. Prime factorization of 26 in exponential form is:
26 = 21x131
Prime factors of 30
The prime factors of 30 are 2, 3 and 5. Prime factorization of 30 in exponential form is:
30 = 21x31x51
Step 2: Identify the highest power of each prime number from the above boxes:
21, 131, 31, 51
Step 3: Multiply these values together:
21x131x31x51=390
Step 4: The result:
As seen on the calculation above, we have now obtained the LCM of 26 and 30.
The Least Common Multiple of 26 and 30 is 390.
Method 2 - List of Multiples
Find and list multiples of each number until the first common multiple is found. This is the lowest common multiple.
Multiples of 26:
26, 52, 78, 104, 130, 156, 182, 208, 234, 260, 286, 312, 338, 364, 390, 416, 442, 468
Multiples of 30:
30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240, 270, 300, 330, 360, 390, 420, 450, 480
Therefore,
LCM(26, 30) = 390