What is the Least Common Multiple of 25342 and 25348?

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 25342 and 25348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25342 and 25348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25342,25348) = 2
LCM(25342,25348) = ( 25342 × 25348) / 2
LCM(25342,25348) = 642369016 / 2
LCM(25342,25348) = 321184508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25342 and 25348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25342 and 25348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25342 and 25348.

Prime Factorization of 25342

Prime Factorization of 25348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25342 and 25348.

LCM(25342,25348) = 2² × 12671¹ × 6337¹
LCM(25342,25348) = 321184508