What is the Least Common Multiple of 25966 and 25970?

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 25966 and 25970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25966 and 25970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25966,25970) = 2
LCM(25966,25970) = ( 25966 × 25970) / 2
LCM(25966,25970) = 674337020 / 2
LCM(25966,25970) = 337168510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25966 and 25970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25966 and 25970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25966 and 25970.

Prime Factorization of 25966

Prime Factorization of 25970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25966 and 25970.

LCM(25966,25970) = 2¹ × 12983¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 53¹
LCM(25966,25970) = 337168510