What is the Least Common Multiple of 95980 and 95995?

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 95980 and 95995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 95980 and 95995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(95980,95995) = 5
LCM(95980,95995) = ( 95980 × 95995) / 5
LCM(95980,95995) = 9213600100 / 5
LCM(95980,95995) = 1842720020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 95980 and 95995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 95980 and 95995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 95980 and 95995.

Prime Factorization of 95980

Prime Factorization of 95995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 95980 and 95995.

LCM(95980,95995) = 2² × 5¹ × 4799¹ × 73¹ × 263¹
LCM(95980,95995) = 1842720020