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What is the Least Common Multiple of 17980 and 17995?

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 (LCM) of 17980 and 17995 is 64710020.

LCM(17980,17995) = 64710020

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Least Common Multiple of 17980 and 17995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17980 and 17995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17980,17995) = 5
LCM(17980,17995) = ( 17980 × 17995) / 5
LCM(17980,17995) = 323550100 / 5
LCM(17980,17995) = 64710020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17980 and 17995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17980 and 17995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17980 and 17995.

Prime Factorization of 17980

Prime factors of 17980 are 2, 5, 29, 31. Prime factorization of 17980 in exponential form is:

17980 = 22 × 51 × 291 × 311

Prime Factorization of 17995

Prime factors of 17995 are 5, 59, 61. Prime factorization of 17995 in exponential form is:

17995 = 51 × 591 × 611

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17980 and 17995.

LCM(17980,17995) = 22 × 51 × 291 × 311 × 591 × 611
LCM(17980,17995) = 64710020