What is the Least Common Multiple of 25874 and 25879?

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 25874 and 25879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25874 and 25879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25874,25879) = 1
LCM(25874,25879) = ( 25874 × 25879) / 1
LCM(25874,25879) = 669593246 / 1
LCM(25874,25879) = 669593246

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25874 and 25879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25874 and 25879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25874 and 25879.

Prime Factorization of 25874

Prime Factorization of 25879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25874 and 25879.

LCM(25874,25879) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 761¹ × 7¹ × 3697¹
LCM(25874,25879) = 669593246