What is the Least Common Multiple of 25068 and 25072?

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 25068 and 25072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25068 and 25072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25068,25072) = 4
LCM(25068,25072) = ( 25068 × 25072) / 4
LCM(25068,25072) = 628504896 / 4
LCM(25068,25072) = 157126224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25068 and 25072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25068 and 25072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25068 and 25072.

Prime Factorization of 25068

Prime Factorization of 25072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25068 and 25072.

LCM(25068,25072) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 2089¹ × 1567¹
LCM(25068,25072) = 157126224