What is the Least Common Multiple of 14935 and 14955?

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 14935 and 14955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14935 and 14955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14935,14955) = 5
LCM(14935,14955) = ( 14935 × 14955) / 5
LCM(14935,14955) = 223352925 / 5
LCM(14935,14955) = 44670585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14935 and 14955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14935 and 14955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14935 and 14955.

Prime Factorization of 14935

Prime Factorization of 14955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14935 and 14955.

LCM(14935,14955) = 5¹ × 29¹ × 103¹ × 3¹ × 997¹
LCM(14935,14955) = 44670585