What is the Least Common Multiple of 25972 and 25986?

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 25986 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 25986, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25972,25986) = 2
LCM(25972,25986) = ( 25972 × 25986) / 2
LCM(25972,25986) = 674908392 / 2
LCM(25972,25986) = 337454196

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25972 and 25986 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25972 and 25986. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25972 and 25986.

Prime Factorization of 25972

Prime Factorization of 25986

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25972 and 25986.

LCM(25972,25986) = 2² × 43¹ × 151¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 71¹
LCM(25972,25986) = 337454196