What is the Least Common Multiple of 25864 and 25882?

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 25864 and 25882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25864 and 25882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25864,25882) = 2
LCM(25864,25882) = ( 25864 × 25882) / 2
LCM(25864,25882) = 669412048 / 2
LCM(25864,25882) = 334706024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25864 and 25882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25864 and 25882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25864 and 25882.

Prime Factorization of 25864

Prime Factorization of 25882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25864 and 25882.

LCM(25864,25882) = 2³ × 53¹ × 61¹ × 12941¹
LCM(25864,25882) = 334706024