What is the Least Common Multiple of 25973 and 25980?

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 25973 and 25980 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25973 and 25980, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25973,25980) = 1
LCM(25973,25980) = ( 25973 × 25980) / 1
LCM(25973,25980) = 674778540 / 1
LCM(25973,25980) = 674778540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25973 and 25980 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25973 and 25980. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25973 and 25980.

Prime Factorization of 25973

Prime Factorization of 25980

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25973 and 25980.

LCM(25973,25980) = 19¹ × 1367¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 433¹
LCM(25973,25980) = 674778540