What is the Least Common Multiple of 25008 and 25015?

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 25008 and 25015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25008 and 25015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25008,25015) = 1
LCM(25008,25015) = ( 25008 × 25015) / 1
LCM(25008,25015) = 625575120 / 1
LCM(25008,25015) = 625575120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25008 and 25015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25008 and 25015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25008 and 25015.

Prime Factorization of 25008

Prime Factorization of 25015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25008 and 25015.

LCM(25008,25015) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 521¹ × 5¹ × 5003¹
LCM(25008,25015) = 625575120