What is the Least Common Multiple of 25997 and 26002?

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 25997 and 26002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25997 and 26002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25997,26002) = 1
LCM(25997,26002) = ( 25997 × 26002) / 1
LCM(25997,26002) = 675973994 / 1
LCM(25997,26002) = 675973994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25997 and 26002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25997 and 26002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25997 and 26002.

Prime Factorization of 25997

Prime Factorization of 26002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25997 and 26002.

LCM(25997,26002) = 25997¹ × 2¹ × 13001¹
LCM(25997,26002) = 675973994