What is the Least Common Multiple of 25632 and 25644?

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 25632 and 25644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25632 and 25644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25632,25644) = 12
LCM(25632,25644) = ( 25632 × 25644) / 12
LCM(25632,25644) = 657307008 / 12
LCM(25632,25644) = 54775584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25632 and 25644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25632 and 25644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25632 and 25644.

Prime Factorization of 25632

Prime Factorization of 25644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25632 and 25644.

LCM(25632,25644) = 2⁵ × 3² × 89¹ × 2137¹
LCM(25632,25644) = 54775584