What is the Least Common Multiple of 25234 and 25246?

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 25234 and 25246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25234 and 25246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25234,25246) = 2
LCM(25234,25246) = ( 25234 × 25246) / 2
LCM(25234,25246) = 637057564 / 2
LCM(25234,25246) = 318528782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25234 and 25246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25234 and 25246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25234 and 25246.

Prime Factorization of 25234

Prime Factorization of 25246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25234 and 25246.

LCM(25234,25246) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 37¹ × 13¹ × 971¹
LCM(25234,25246) = 318528782