What is the Least Common Multiple of 25972 and 25977?

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 25972 and 25977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25972 and 25977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25972,25977) = 1
LCM(25972,25977) = ( 25972 × 25977) / 1
LCM(25972,25977) = 674674644 / 1
LCM(25972,25977) = 674674644

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25972 and 25977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25972 and 25977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25972 and 25977.

Prime Factorization of 25972

Prime Factorization of 25977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25972 and 25977.

LCM(25972,25977) = 2² × 43¹ × 151¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1237¹
LCM(25972,25977) = 674674644