What is the Least Common Multiple of 25241 and 25256?

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 25241 and 25256 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25241 and 25256, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25241,25256) = 1
LCM(25241,25256) = ( 25241 × 25256) / 1
LCM(25241,25256) = 637486696 / 1
LCM(25241,25256) = 637486696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25241 and 25256 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25241 and 25256. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25241 and 25256.

Prime Factorization of 25241

Prime Factorization of 25256

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25241 and 25256.

LCM(25241,25256) = 43¹ × 587¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 41¹
LCM(25241,25256) = 637486696