What is the Least Common Multiple of 14485 and 14495?

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 14485 and 14495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14485 and 14495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14485,14495) = 5
LCM(14485,14495) = ( 14485 × 14495) / 5
LCM(14485,14495) = 209960075 / 5
LCM(14485,14495) = 41992015

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14485 and 14495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14485 and 14495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14485 and 14495.

Prime Factorization of 14485

Prime Factorization of 14495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14485 and 14495.

LCM(14485,14495) = 5¹ × 2897¹ × 13¹ × 223¹
LCM(14485,14495) = 41992015