What is the Least Common Multiple of 25542 and 25550?

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 25542 and 25550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25542 and 25550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25542,25550) = 2
LCM(25542,25550) = ( 25542 × 25550) / 2
LCM(25542,25550) = 652598100 / 2
LCM(25542,25550) = 326299050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25542 and 25550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25542 and 25550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25542 and 25550.

Prime Factorization of 25542

Prime Factorization of 25550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25542 and 25550.

LCM(25542,25550) = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 43¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 73¹
LCM(25542,25550) = 326299050