What is the Least Common Multiple of 44985 and 44995?

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 44985 and 44995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 44985 and 44995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(44985,44995) = 5
LCM(44985,44995) = ( 44985 × 44995) / 5
LCM(44985,44995) = 2024100075 / 5
LCM(44985,44995) = 404820015

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 44985 and 44995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 44985 and 44995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 44985 and 44995.

Prime Factorization of 44985

Prime Factorization of 44995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 44985 and 44995.

LCM(44985,44995) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2999¹ × 8999¹
LCM(44985,44995) = 404820015