What is the Least Common Multiple of 14980 and 14987?

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 14980 and 14987 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14980 and 14987, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14980,14987) = 7
LCM(14980,14987) = ( 14980 × 14987) / 7
LCM(14980,14987) = 224505260 / 7
LCM(14980,14987) = 32072180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14980 and 14987 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14980 and 14987. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14980 and 14987.

Prime Factorization of 14980

Prime Factorization of 14987

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14980 and 14987.

LCM(14980,14987) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 107¹ × 2141¹
LCM(14980,14987) = 32072180