What is the Least Common Multiple of 25408 and 25428?

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 25408 and 25428 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25408 and 25428, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25408,25428) = 4
LCM(25408,25428) = ( 25408 × 25428) / 4
LCM(25408,25428) = 646074624 / 4
LCM(25408,25428) = 161518656

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25408 and 25428 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25408 and 25428. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25408 and 25428.

Prime Factorization of 25408

Prime Factorization of 25428

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25408 and 25428.

LCM(25408,25428) = 2⁶ × 397¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 163¹
LCM(25408,25428) = 161518656