What is the Least Common Multiple of 12435 and 12445?

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 12435 and 12445 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12435 and 12445, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12435,12445) = 5
LCM(12435,12445) = ( 12435 × 12445) / 5
LCM(12435,12445) = 154753575 / 5
LCM(12435,12445) = 30950715

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12435 and 12445 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12435 and 12445. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12435 and 12445.

Prime Factorization of 12435

Prime Factorization of 12445

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12435 and 12445.

LCM(12435,12445) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 829¹ × 19¹ × 131¹
LCM(12435,12445) = 30950715