What is the Least Common Multiple of 25874 and 25891?

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 25891 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 25891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25874,25891) = 17
LCM(25874,25891) = ( 25874 × 25891) / 17
LCM(25874,25891) = 669903734 / 17
LCM(25874,25891) = 39406102

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25874 and 25891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25874 and 25891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25874 and 25891.

Prime Factorization of 25874

Prime Factorization of 25891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25874 and 25891.

LCM(25874,25891) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 761¹ × 1523¹
LCM(25874,25891) = 39406102