What is the Least Common Multiple of 25204 and 25217?

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 25204 and 25217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25204 and 25217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25204,25217) = 1
LCM(25204,25217) = ( 25204 × 25217) / 1
LCM(25204,25217) = 635569268 / 1
LCM(25204,25217) = 635569268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25204 and 25217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25204 and 25217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25204 and 25217.

Prime Factorization of 25204

Prime Factorization of 25217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25204 and 25217.

LCM(25204,25217) = 2² × 6301¹ × 151¹ × 167¹
LCM(25204,25217) = 635569268