What is the Least Common Multiple of 25835 and 25846?

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 25835 and 25846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25835 and 25846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25835,25846) = 1
LCM(25835,25846) = ( 25835 × 25846) / 1
LCM(25835,25846) = 667731410 / 1
LCM(25835,25846) = 667731410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25835 and 25846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25835 and 25846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25835 and 25846.

Prime Factorization of 25835

Prime Factorization of 25846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25835 and 25846.

LCM(25835,25846) = 5¹ × 5167¹ × 2¹ × 12923¹
LCM(25835,25846) = 667731410