What is the Least Common Multiple of 14870 and 14885?

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 14870 and 14885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14870 and 14885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14870,14885) = 5
LCM(14870,14885) = ( 14870 × 14885) / 5
LCM(14870,14885) = 221339950 / 5
LCM(14870,14885) = 44267990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14870 and 14885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14870 and 14885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14870 and 14885.

Prime Factorization of 14870

Prime Factorization of 14885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14870 and 14885.

LCM(14870,14885) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1487¹ × 13¹ × 229¹
LCM(14870,14885) = 44267990