What is the Least Common Multiple of 25596 and 25608?

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 25596 and 25608 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25596 and 25608, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25596,25608) = 12
LCM(25596,25608) = ( 25596 × 25608) / 12
LCM(25596,25608) = 655462368 / 12
LCM(25596,25608) = 54621864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25596 and 25608 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25596 and 25608. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25596 and 25608.

Prime Factorization of 25596

Prime Factorization of 25608

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25596 and 25608.

LCM(25596,25608) = 2³ × 3⁴ × 79¹ × 11¹ × 97¹
LCM(25596,25608) = 54621864