What is the Least Common Multiple of 25420 and 25427?

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 25420 and 25427 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25420 and 25427, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25420,25427) = 1
LCM(25420,25427) = ( 25420 × 25427) / 1
LCM(25420,25427) = 646354340 / 1
LCM(25420,25427) = 646354340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25420 and 25427 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25420 and 25427. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25420 and 25427.

Prime Factorization of 25420

Prime Factorization of 25427

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25420 and 25427.

LCM(25420,25427) = 2² × 5¹ × 31¹ × 41¹ × 47¹ × 541¹
LCM(25420,25427) = 646354340