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common multiple

–noun Mathematics.
a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set.

Origin:
1885–90
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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  
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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