What is the Least Common Multiple of 25257 and 25263?

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 25257 and 25263 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25257 and 25263, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25257,25263) = 3
LCM(25257,25263) = ( 25257 × 25263) / 3
LCM(25257,25263) = 638067591 / 3
LCM(25257,25263) = 212689197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25257 and 25263 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25257 and 25263. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25257 and 25263.

Prime Factorization of 25257

Prime Factorization of 25263

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25257 and 25263.

LCM(25257,25263) = 3² × 8419¹ × 7¹ × 401¹
LCM(25257,25263) = 212689197