What is the Least Common Multiple of 25196 and 25202?

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 25196 and 25202 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25196 and 25202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25196,25202) = 2
LCM(25196,25202) = ( 25196 × 25202) / 2
LCM(25196,25202) = 634989592 / 2
LCM(25196,25202) = 317494796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25196 and 25202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25196 and 25202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25196 and 25202.

Prime Factorization of 25196

Prime Factorization of 25202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25196 and 25202.

LCM(25196,25202) = 2² × 6299¹ × 12601¹
LCM(25196,25202) = 317494796