What is the Least Common Multiple of 25508 and 25526?

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 25508 and 25526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25508 and 25526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25508,25526) = 2
LCM(25508,25526) = ( 25508 × 25526) / 2
LCM(25508,25526) = 651117208 / 2
LCM(25508,25526) = 325558604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25508 and 25526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25508 and 25526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25508 and 25526.

Prime Factorization of 25508

Prime Factorization of 25526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25508 and 25526.

LCM(25508,25526) = 2² × 7¹ × 911¹ × 12763¹
LCM(25508,25526) = 325558604