What is the Least Common Multiple of 14890 and 14895?

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 14890 and 14895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14890 and 14895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14890,14895) = 5
LCM(14890,14895) = ( 14890 × 14895) / 5
LCM(14890,14895) = 221786550 / 5
LCM(14890,14895) = 44357310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14890 and 14895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14890 and 14895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14890 and 14895.

Prime Factorization of 14890

Prime Factorization of 14895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14890 and 14895.

LCM(14890,14895) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1489¹ × 3² × 331¹
LCM(14890,14895) = 44357310