Meaning of least common multiple | Babel Free
Definitions
The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.
Equivalents
Deutsch
kleinstes gemeinsames Vielfaches
Ελληνικά
ελάχιστο κοινό πολλαπλάσιο
Español
mínimo común múltiplo
Bahasa Indonesia
kelipatan persekutuan terkecil
Italiano
minimo comune multiplo
日本語
最小公倍数
한국어
최소공배수
Nederlands
kleinste gemene veelvoud
Português
mínimo múltiplo comum
ไทย
ตัวคูณร่วมน้อย
Türkçe
ortak katların en küçüğü
Examples
“120 is the least common multiple of 60, 8 and 15.”
“The LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE is the smallest number, which can be measured by each of two, or more divisors. […] Since 0 is the least multiple of every number, it must be the least common multiple of any, or of all numbers. It is, however, excluded by common consent in finding the least common multiples of numbers, because as such, 0 has no practical value.”
“The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest common multiple of two or more factors.[…]The least common multiple is used to determine the appropriate denominator for adding unlike fractions. In adding unlike fractions, it is important to find the lowest common denominator of the fractions. This is exactly the same thing as finding the least common multiple of the denominators.”
“It is sometimes necessary to determine the smallest common nonzero multiple of two or more whole numbers. We call this nonzero multiple the least common multiple. In our work with fractions, there will be problems where it will be necessary to find the least common multiple of some numbers, usually the denominators of fractions.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.