common multiple

common multiple

n.

A quantity into which each of two or more quantities may be divided with zero remainder: The quantities 6, 12, and 24 are common multiples of 2 and 3.

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common multiple

n

(Mathematics) an integer or polynomial that is a multiple of each integer or polynomial in a group 20 is a common multiple of 2, 4, 5, 10

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common multiple

A number divisible by each of two or more numbers without a remainder. For example, 12 is a common multiple of 2, 3, 4, and 6.

Thesaurus

Noun

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common multiple - an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction"