What is the Least Common Multiple of 25348 and 25357?

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 25348 and 25357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25348 and 25357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25348,25357) = 1
LCM(25348,25357) = ( 25348 × 25357) / 1
LCM(25348,25357) = 642749236 / 1
LCM(25348,25357) = 642749236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25348 and 25357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25348 and 25357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25348 and 25357.

Prime Factorization of 25348

Prime Factorization of 25357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25348 and 25357.

LCM(25348,25357) = 2² × 6337¹ × 25357¹
LCM(25348,25357) = 642749236