What is the Least Common Multiple of 25986 and 25994?

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 25986 and 25994 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25986 and 25994, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25986,25994) = 2
LCM(25986,25994) = ( 25986 × 25994) / 2
LCM(25986,25994) = 675480084 / 2
LCM(25986,25994) = 337740042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25986 and 25994 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25986 and 25994. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25986 and 25994.

Prime Factorization of 25986

Prime Factorization of 25994

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25986 and 25994.

LCM(25986,25994) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 71¹ × 41¹ × 317¹
LCM(25986,25994) = 337740042