What is the Least Common Multiple of 25855 and 25868?

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 25855 and 25868 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25855 and 25868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25855,25868) = 1
LCM(25855,25868) = ( 25855 × 25868) / 1
LCM(25855,25868) = 668817140 / 1
LCM(25855,25868) = 668817140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25855 and 25868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25855 and 25868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25855 and 25868.

Prime Factorization of 25855

Prime Factorization of 25868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25855 and 25868.

LCM(25855,25868) = 5¹ × 5171¹ × 2² × 29¹ × 223¹
LCM(25855,25868) = 668817140