lowest common multiple

lowest common multiple

noun Mathematics.
the smallest number that is a common multiple of a given set of numbers.


Origin:
1920–25
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Lowest common multiple is always a great word to know.
So is divide. Does it mean:
a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios
to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division
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lowest common multiple
 
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LCM, Abbreviation: lcm, Also called: least common multiple the smallest number or quantity that is exactly divisible by each member of a set of numbers or quantities

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