What is the Least Common Multiple of 8985 and 8995?

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 8985 and 8995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 8985 and 8995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(8985,8995) = 5
LCM(8985,8995) = ( 8985 × 8995) / 5
LCM(8985,8995) = 80820075 / 5
LCM(8985,8995) = 16164015

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8985 and 8995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 8985 and 8995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 8985 and 8995.

Prime Factorization of 8985

Prime Factorization of 8995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 8985 and 8995.

LCM(8985,8995) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 599¹ × 7¹ × 257¹
LCM(8985,8995) = 16164015