How to find the Least Common Multiple of 26 and 38?
On this page below, we'll use the Prime Factorisation, and the List of Multiples method to find out the LCM of 26 and 38.
Follow the steps below, and let's calculate the LCM of 26 and 38.
Method 1 - Prime factorization
Step 1: Create a list of all the prime factors of the numbers 26 and 38:
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 38
The prime factors of 38 are 2 and 19. Prime factorization of 38 in exponential form is:
38 = 21x191
Step 2: Identify the highest power of each prime number from the above boxes:
21, 131, 191
Step 3: Multiply these values together:
21x131x191=494
Step 4: The result:
As seen on the calculation above, we have now obtained the LCM of 26 and 38.
The Least Common Multiple of 26 and 38 is 494.
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, 494, 520, 546, 572
Multiples of 38:
38, 76, 114, 152, 190, 228, 266, 304, 342, 380, 418, 456, 494, 532, 570, 608
Therefore,
LCM(26, 38) = 494