What is the Least Common Multiple of 25308 and 25324?

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 25308 and 25324 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25308 and 25324, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25308,25324) = 4
LCM(25308,25324) = ( 25308 × 25324) / 4
LCM(25308,25324) = 640899792 / 4
LCM(25308,25324) = 160224948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25308 and 25324 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25308 and 25324. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25308 and 25324.

Prime Factorization of 25308

Prime Factorization of 25324

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25308 and 25324.

LCM(25308,25324) = 2² × 3² × 19¹ × 37¹ × 13¹ × 487¹
LCM(25308,25324) = 160224948