What is the Least Common Multiple of 25231 and 25237?

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 25231 and 25237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25231 and 25237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25231,25237) = 1
LCM(25231,25237) = ( 25231 × 25237) / 1
LCM(25231,25237) = 636754747 / 1
LCM(25231,25237) = 636754747

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25231 and 25237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25231 and 25237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25231 and 25237.

Prime Factorization of 25231

Prime Factorization of 25237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25231 and 25237.

LCM(25231,25237) = 23¹ × 1097¹ × 25237¹
LCM(25231,25237) = 636754747