What is the Least Common Multiple of 25298 and 25303?

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 25298 and 25303 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25298 and 25303, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25298,25303) = 1
LCM(25298,25303) = ( 25298 × 25303) / 1
LCM(25298,25303) = 640115294 / 1
LCM(25298,25303) = 640115294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25298 and 25303 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25298 and 25303. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25298 and 25303.

Prime Factorization of 25298

Prime Factorization of 25303

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25298 and 25303.

LCM(25298,25303) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 139¹ × 25303¹
LCM(25298,25303) = 640115294