What is the Least Common Multiple of 25842 and 25849?

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 25842 and 25849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25842 and 25849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25842,25849) = 1
LCM(25842,25849) = ( 25842 × 25849) / 1
LCM(25842,25849) = 667989858 / 1
LCM(25842,25849) = 667989858

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25842 and 25849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25842 and 25849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25842 and 25849.

Prime Factorization of 25842

Prime Factorization of 25849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25842 and 25849.

LCM(25842,25849) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 73¹ × 25849¹
LCM(25842,25849) = 667989858