What is the Least Common Multiple of 25500 and 25516?

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 25500 and 25516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25500 and 25516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25500,25516) = 4
LCM(25500,25516) = ( 25500 × 25516) / 4
LCM(25500,25516) = 650658000 / 4
LCM(25500,25516) = 162664500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25500 and 25516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25500 and 25516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25500 and 25516.

Prime Factorization of 25500

Prime Factorization of 25516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25500 and 25516.

LCM(25500,25516) = 2² × 3¹ × 5³ × 17¹ × 6379¹
LCM(25500,25516) = 162664500