What is the Least Common Multiple of 25341 and 25356?

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 25341 and 25356 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25341 and 25356, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25341,25356) = 3
LCM(25341,25356) = ( 25341 × 25356) / 3
LCM(25341,25356) = 642546396 / 3
LCM(25341,25356) = 214182132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25341 and 25356 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25341 and 25356. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25341 and 25356.

Prime Factorization of 25341

Prime Factorization of 25356

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25341 and 25356.

LCM(25341,25356) = 3¹ × 8447¹ × 2² × 2113¹
LCM(25341,25356) = 214182132