What is the Least Common Multiple of 9495 and 9505?

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 9495 and 9505 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9495 and 9505, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9495,9505) = 5
LCM(9495,9505) = ( 9495 × 9505) / 5
LCM(9495,9505) = 90249975 / 5
LCM(9495,9505) = 18049995

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9495 and 9505 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9495 and 9505. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9495 and 9505.

Prime Factorization of 9495

Prime Factorization of 9505

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9495 and 9505.

LCM(9495,9505) = 3² × 5¹ × 211¹ × 1901¹
LCM(9495,9505) = 18049995