LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Example:

the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36

Synonyms:

lcm; least common multiple; lowest common multiple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

multiple (the product of a quantity by an integer)

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