What is the Least Common Multiple of 25846 and 25866?

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 25866 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 25866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25846,25866) = 2
LCM(25846,25866) = ( 25846 × 25866) / 2
LCM(25846,25866) = 668532636 / 2
LCM(25846,25866) = 334266318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25846 and 25866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25846 and 25866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25846 and 25866.

Prime Factorization of 25846

Prime Factorization of 25866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25846 and 25866.

LCM(25846,25866) = 2¹ × 12923¹ × 3³ × 479¹
LCM(25846,25866) = 334266318