What is the Least Common Multiple of 25458 and 25462?

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 25458 and 25462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25458 and 25462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25458,25462) = 2
LCM(25458,25462) = ( 25458 × 25462) / 2
LCM(25458,25462) = 648211596 / 2
LCM(25458,25462) = 324105798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25458 and 25462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25458 and 25462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25458 and 25462.

Prime Factorization of 25458

Prime Factorization of 25462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25458 and 25462.

LCM(25458,25462) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4243¹ × 29¹ × 439¹
LCM(25458,25462) = 324105798