What is the Least Common Multiple of 25961 and 25968?

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 25961 and 25968 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25961 and 25968, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25961,25968) = 1
LCM(25961,25968) = ( 25961 × 25968) / 1
LCM(25961,25968) = 674155248 / 1
LCM(25961,25968) = 674155248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25961 and 25968 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25961 and 25968. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25961 and 25968.

Prime Factorization of 25961

Prime Factorization of 25968

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25961 and 25968.

LCM(25961,25968) = 13¹ × 1997¹ × 2⁴ × 3¹ × 541¹
LCM(25961,25968) = 674155248