What is the Least Common Multiple of 25222 and 25242?

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 25222 and 25242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25222 and 25242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25222,25242) = 2
LCM(25222,25242) = ( 25222 × 25242) / 2
LCM(25222,25242) = 636653724 / 2
LCM(25222,25242) = 318326862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25222 and 25242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25222 and 25242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25222 and 25242.

Prime Factorization of 25222

Prime Factorization of 25242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25222 and 25242.

LCM(25222,25242) = 2¹ × 12611¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 601¹
LCM(25222,25242) = 318326862