What is the Least Common Multiple of 25274 and 25288?

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 25274 and 25288 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25274 and 25288, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25274,25288) = 2
LCM(25274,25288) = ( 25274 × 25288) / 2
LCM(25274,25288) = 639128912 / 2
LCM(25274,25288) = 319564456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25274 and 25288 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25274 and 25288. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25274 and 25288.

Prime Factorization of 25274

Prime Factorization of 25288

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25274 and 25288.

LCM(25274,25288) = 2³ × 12637¹ × 29¹ × 109¹
LCM(25274,25288) = 319564456