What is the Least Common Multiple of 25942 and 25957?

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 25942 and 25957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25942 and 25957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25942,25957) = 1
LCM(25942,25957) = ( 25942 × 25957) / 1
LCM(25942,25957) = 673376494 / 1
LCM(25942,25957) = 673376494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25942 and 25957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25942 and 25957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25942 and 25957.

Prime Factorization of 25942

Prime Factorization of 25957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25942 and 25957.

LCM(25942,25957) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 109¹ × 101¹ × 257¹
LCM(25942,25957) = 673376494