What is the Least Common Multiple of 25602 and 25618?

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 25602 and 25618 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25602 and 25618, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25602,25618) = 2
LCM(25602,25618) = ( 25602 × 25618) / 2
LCM(25602,25618) = 655872036 / 2
LCM(25602,25618) = 327936018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25602 and 25618 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25602 and 25618. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25602 and 25618.

Prime Factorization of 25602

Prime Factorization of 25618

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25602 and 25618.

LCM(25602,25618) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 251¹ × 12809¹
LCM(25602,25618) = 327936018