What is the Least Common Multiple of 25887 and 25903?

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 25887 and 25903 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25887 and 25903, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25887,25903) = 1
LCM(25887,25903) = ( 25887 × 25903) / 1
LCM(25887,25903) = 670550961 / 1
LCM(25887,25903) = 670550961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25887 and 25903 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25887 and 25903. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25887 and 25903.

Prime Factorization of 25887

Prime Factorization of 25903

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25887 and 25903.

LCM(25887,25903) = 3¹ × 8629¹ × 25903¹
LCM(25887,25903) = 670550961