What is the Least Common Multiple of 25983 and 26003?

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 25983 and 26003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25983 and 26003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25983,26003) = 1
LCM(25983,26003) = ( 25983 × 26003) / 1
LCM(25983,26003) = 675635949 / 1
LCM(25983,26003) = 675635949

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25983 and 26003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25983 and 26003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25983 and 26003.

Prime Factorization of 25983

Prime Factorization of 26003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25983 and 26003.

LCM(25983,26003) = 3² × 2887¹ × 26003¹
LCM(25983,26003) = 675635949