What is the Least Common Multiple of 25596 and 25612?

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 25612 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 25612, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25596,25612) = 4
LCM(25596,25612) = ( 25596 × 25612) / 4
LCM(25596,25612) = 655564752 / 4
LCM(25596,25612) = 163891188

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25596 and 25612 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25596 and 25612. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25596 and 25612.

Prime Factorization of 25596

Prime Factorization of 25612

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25596 and 25612.

LCM(25596,25612) = 2² × 3⁴ × 79¹ × 19¹ × 337¹
LCM(25596,25612) = 163891188