What is the Least Common Multiple of 25888 and 25896?

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 25888 and 25896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25888 and 25896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25888,25896) = 8
LCM(25888,25896) = ( 25888 × 25896) / 8
LCM(25888,25896) = 670395648 / 8
LCM(25888,25896) = 83799456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25888 and 25896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25888 and 25896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25888 and 25896.

Prime Factorization of 25888

Prime Factorization of 25896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25888 and 25896.

LCM(25888,25896) = 2⁵ × 809¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 83¹
LCM(25888,25896) = 83799456