What is the Least Common Multiple of 25050 and 25055?

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 25050 and 25055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25050 and 25055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25050,25055) = 5
LCM(25050,25055) = ( 25050 × 25055) / 5
LCM(25050,25055) = 627627750 / 5
LCM(25050,25055) = 125525550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25050 and 25055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25050 and 25055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25050 and 25055.

Prime Factorization of 25050

Prime Factorization of 25055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25050 and 25055.

LCM(25050,25055) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 167¹ × 5011¹
LCM(25050,25055) = 125525550