What is the Least Common Multiple of 25820 and 25826?

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 25820 and 25826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25820 and 25826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25820,25826) = 2
LCM(25820,25826) = ( 25820 × 25826) / 2
LCM(25820,25826) = 666827320 / 2
LCM(25820,25826) = 333413660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25820 and 25826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25820 and 25826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25820 and 25826.

Prime Factorization of 25820

Prime Factorization of 25826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25820 and 25826.

LCM(25820,25826) = 2² × 5¹ × 1291¹ × 37¹ × 349¹
LCM(25820,25826) = 333413660