What is the Least Common Multiple of 25988 and 25995?

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 25988 and 25995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25988 and 25995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25988,25995) = 1
LCM(25988,25995) = ( 25988 × 25995) / 1
LCM(25988,25995) = 675558060 / 1
LCM(25988,25995) = 675558060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25988 and 25995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25988 and 25995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25988 and 25995.

Prime Factorization of 25988

Prime Factorization of 25995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25988 and 25995.

LCM(25988,25995) = 2² × 73¹ × 89¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1733¹
LCM(25988,25995) = 675558060