What is the Least Common Multiple of 990 and 995?

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 990 and 995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 990 and 995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(990,995) = 5
LCM(990,995) = ( 990 × 995) / 5
LCM(990,995) = 985050 / 5
LCM(990,995) = 197010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 990 and 995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 990 and 995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 990 and 995.

Prime Factorization of 990

Prime Factorization of 995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 990 and 995.

LCM(990,995) = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 199¹
LCM(990,995) = 197010