What is the Least Common Multiple of 25536 and 25552?

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 25536 and 25552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25536 and 25552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25536,25552) = 16
LCM(25536,25552) = ( 25536 × 25552) / 16
LCM(25536,25552) = 652495872 / 16
LCM(25536,25552) = 40780992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25536 and 25552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25536 and 25552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25536 and 25552.

Prime Factorization of 25536

Prime Factorization of 25552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25536 and 25552.

LCM(25536,25552) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 1597¹
LCM(25536,25552) = 40780992