What is the Least Common Multiple of 25668 and 25683?

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 25668 and 25683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25668 and 25683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25668,25683) = 3
LCM(25668,25683) = ( 25668 × 25683) / 3
LCM(25668,25683) = 659231244 / 3
LCM(25668,25683) = 219743748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25668 and 25683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25668 and 25683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25668 and 25683.

Prime Factorization of 25668

Prime Factorization of 25683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25668 and 25683.

LCM(25668,25683) = 2² × 3² × 23¹ × 31¹ × 7¹ × 1223¹
LCM(25668,25683) = 219743748