What is the Least Common Multiple of 25956 and 25966?

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 25956 and 25966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25956 and 25966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25956,25966) = 2
LCM(25956,25966) = ( 25956 × 25966) / 2
LCM(25956,25966) = 673973496 / 2
LCM(25956,25966) = 336986748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25956 and 25966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25956 and 25966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25956 and 25966.

Prime Factorization of 25956

Prime Factorization of 25966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25956 and 25966.

LCM(25956,25966) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 103¹ × 12983¹
LCM(25956,25966) = 336986748