What is the Least Common Multiple of 25317 and 25332?

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 25317 and 25332 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25317 and 25332, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25317,25332) = 3
LCM(25317,25332) = ( 25317 × 25332) / 3
LCM(25317,25332) = 641330244 / 3
LCM(25317,25332) = 213776748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25317 and 25332 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25317 and 25332. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25317 and 25332.

Prime Factorization of 25317

Prime Factorization of 25332

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25317 and 25332.

LCM(25317,25332) = 3² × 29¹ × 97¹ × 2² × 2111¹
LCM(25317,25332) = 213776748