What is the Least Common Multiple of 34990 and 34995?

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 34990 and 34995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34990 and 34995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34990,34995) = 5
LCM(34990,34995) = ( 34990 × 34995) / 5
LCM(34990,34995) = 1224475050 / 5
LCM(34990,34995) = 244895010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34990 and 34995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34990 and 34995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34990 and 34995.

Prime Factorization of 34990

Prime Factorization of 34995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34990 and 34995.

LCM(34990,34995) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3499¹ × 3¹ × 2333¹
LCM(34990,34995) = 244895010