What is the Least Common Multiple of 25936 and 25952?

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 25936 and 25952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25936 and 25952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25936,25952) = 16
LCM(25936,25952) = ( 25936 × 25952) / 16
LCM(25936,25952) = 673091072 / 16
LCM(25936,25952) = 42068192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25936 and 25952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25936 and 25952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25936 and 25952.

Prime Factorization of 25936

Prime Factorization of 25952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25936 and 25952.

LCM(25936,25952) = 2⁵ × 1621¹ × 811¹
LCM(25936,25952) = 42068192