What is the Least Common Multiple of 25580 and 25600?

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 25580 and 25600 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25580 and 25600, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25580,25600) = 20
LCM(25580,25600) = ( 25580 × 25600) / 20
LCM(25580,25600) = 654848000 / 20
LCM(25580,25600) = 32742400

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25580 and 25600 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25580 and 25600. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25580 and 25600.

Prime Factorization of 25580

Prime Factorization of 25600

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25580 and 25600.

LCM(25580,25600) = 2¹⁰ × 5² × 1279¹
LCM(25580,25600) = 32742400