What is the Least Common Multiple of 25970 and 25989?

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 25970 and 25989 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25970 and 25989, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25970,25989) = 1
LCM(25970,25989) = ( 25970 × 25989) / 1
LCM(25970,25989) = 674934330 / 1
LCM(25970,25989) = 674934330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25970 and 25989 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25970 and 25989. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25970 and 25989.

Prime Factorization of 25970

Prime Factorization of 25989

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25970 and 25989.

LCM(25970,25989) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 53¹ × 3¹ × 8663¹
LCM(25970,25989) = 674934330