What is the Least Common Multiple of 25844 and 25851?

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 25844 and 25851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25844 and 25851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25844,25851) = 7
LCM(25844,25851) = ( 25844 × 25851) / 7
LCM(25844,25851) = 668093244 / 7
LCM(25844,25851) = 95441892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25844 and 25851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25844 and 25851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25844 and 25851.

Prime Factorization of 25844

Prime Factorization of 25851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25844 and 25851.

LCM(25844,25851) = 2² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 71¹ × 3¹ × 1231¹
LCM(25844,25851) = 95441892