What is the Least Common Multiple of 25876 and 25892?

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 25876 and 25892 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25876 and 25892, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25876,25892) = 4
LCM(25876,25892) = ( 25876 × 25892) / 4
LCM(25876,25892) = 669981392 / 4
LCM(25876,25892) = 167495348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25876 and 25892 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25876 and 25892. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25876 and 25892.

Prime Factorization of 25876

Prime Factorization of 25892

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25876 and 25892.

LCM(25876,25892) = 2² × 6469¹ × 6473¹
LCM(25876,25892) = 167495348