What is the Least Common Multiple of 25861 and 25874?

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 25861 and 25874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25861 and 25874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25861,25874) = 1
LCM(25861,25874) = ( 25861 × 25874) / 1
LCM(25861,25874) = 669127514 / 1
LCM(25861,25874) = 669127514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25861 and 25874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25861 and 25874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25861 and 25874.

Prime Factorization of 25861

Prime Factorization of 25874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25861 and 25874.

LCM(25861,25874) = 11¹ × 2351¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 761¹
LCM(25861,25874) = 669127514