What is the Least Common Multiple of 25888 and 25898?

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 25898 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 25898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25888,25898) = 2
LCM(25888,25898) = ( 25888 × 25898) / 2
LCM(25888,25898) = 670447424 / 2
LCM(25888,25898) = 335223712

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25888 and 25898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25888 and 25898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25888 and 25898.

Prime Factorization of 25888

Prime Factorization of 25898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25888 and 25898.

LCM(25888,25898) = 2⁵ × 809¹ × 23¹ × 563¹
LCM(25888,25898) = 335223712