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LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does least common multiple mean? 

LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE (noun)
  The noun LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE has 1 sense:

1. the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbersplay

  Familiarity information: LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

lcm; least common multiple; lowest common multiple

Context example:

the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36

Hypernyms ("least common multiple" is a kind of...):

multiple (the product of a quantity by an integer)


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