What is the Least Common Multiple of 25796 and 25804?

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 25796 and 25804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25796 and 25804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25796,25804) = 4
LCM(25796,25804) = ( 25796 × 25804) / 4
LCM(25796,25804) = 665639984 / 4
LCM(25796,25804) = 166409996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25796 and 25804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25796 and 25804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25796 and 25804.

Prime Factorization of 25796

Prime Factorization of 25804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25796 and 25804.

LCM(25796,25804) = 2² × 6449¹ × 6451¹
LCM(25796,25804) = 166409996