common multiple

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set.

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common multiple British  

noun

1. 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 Scientific  

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of common multiple

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

One of the reasons we look at primes is to use these techniques to find the least common multiple of two numbers.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

TRY IT : : 1.17 Find the least common multiple by listing multiples: 9 and 12.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

It is a common multiple, but it is not the least common multiple.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Find the least common multiple of 15 and 20 by listing multiples.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

He even nailed some pretty dense math problems like, “Find the least common multiple of six, eight, and sixteen.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein