What is the Least Common Multiple of 25962 and 25976?

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 25962 and 25976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25962 and 25976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25962,25976) = 2
LCM(25962,25976) = ( 25962 × 25976) / 2
LCM(25962,25976) = 674388912 / 2
LCM(25962,25976) = 337194456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25962 and 25976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25962 and 25976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25962 and 25976.

Prime Factorization of 25962

Prime Factorization of 25976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25962 and 25976.

LCM(25962,25976) = 2³ × 3¹ × 4327¹ × 17¹ × 191¹
LCM(25962,25976) = 337194456