What is the Least Common Multiple of 25796 and 25812?

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 25812 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 25812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25796,25812) = 4
LCM(25796,25812) = ( 25796 × 25812) / 4
LCM(25796,25812) = 665846352 / 4
LCM(25796,25812) = 166461588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25796 and 25812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25796 and 25812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25796 and 25812.

Prime Factorization of 25796

Prime Factorization of 25812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25796 and 25812.

LCM(25796,25812) = 2² × 6449¹ × 3³ × 239¹
LCM(25796,25812) = 166461588