What is the Least Common Multiple of 25931 and 25950?

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 25931 and 25950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25931 and 25950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25931,25950) = 1
LCM(25931,25950) = ( 25931 × 25950) / 1
LCM(25931,25950) = 672909450 / 1
LCM(25931,25950) = 672909450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25931 and 25950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25931 and 25950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25931 and 25950.

Prime Factorization of 25931

Prime Factorization of 25950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25931 and 25950.

LCM(25931,25950) = 25931¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 173¹
LCM(25931,25950) = 672909450