What is the Least Common Multiple of 25845 and 25852?

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 25845 and 25852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25845 and 25852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25845,25852) = 1
LCM(25845,25852) = ( 25845 × 25852) / 1
LCM(25845,25852) = 668144940 / 1
LCM(25845,25852) = 668144940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25845 and 25852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25845 and 25852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25845 and 25852.

Prime Factorization of 25845

Prime Factorization of 25852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25845 and 25852.

LCM(25845,25852) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1723¹ × 2² × 23¹ × 281¹
LCM(25845,25852) = 668144940