What is the Least Common Multiple of 25618 and 25622?

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 25618 and 25622 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25618 and 25622, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25618,25622) = 2
LCM(25618,25622) = ( 25618 × 25622) / 2
LCM(25618,25622) = 656384396 / 2
LCM(25618,25622) = 328192198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25618 and 25622 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25618 and 25622. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25618 and 25622.

Prime Factorization of 25618

Prime Factorization of 25622

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25618 and 25622.

LCM(25618,25622) = 2¹ × 12809¹ × 23¹ × 557¹
LCM(25618,25622) = 328192198