What is the Least Common Multiple of 25846 and 25862?

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 25846 and 25862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25846 and 25862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25846,25862) = 2
LCM(25846,25862) = ( 25846 × 25862) / 2
LCM(25846,25862) = 668429252 / 2
LCM(25846,25862) = 334214626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25846 and 25862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25846 and 25862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25846 and 25862.

Prime Factorization of 25846

Prime Factorization of 25862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25846 and 25862.

LCM(25846,25862) = 2¹ × 12923¹ × 67¹ × 193¹
LCM(25846,25862) = 334214626