What is the Least Common Multiple of 25898 and 25906?

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 25898 and 25906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25898 and 25906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25898,25906) = 2
LCM(25898,25906) = ( 25898 × 25906) / 2
LCM(25898,25906) = 670913588 / 2
LCM(25898,25906) = 335456794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25898 and 25906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25898 and 25906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25898 and 25906.

Prime Factorization of 25898

Prime Factorization of 25906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25898 and 25906.

LCM(25898,25906) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 563¹ × 12953¹
LCM(25898,25906) = 335456794