least common multiple

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least common multiple

noun least common multiples

  1. The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers. 120 is the least common multiple of 60, 8 and 15.

    Similar: lowest common multiple, smallest common multiple, lcm

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noun (number theory)

Españolmínimo común múltiplo
한국어최소공배수 choesogongbaesu
日本語最小公倍数 saishō kōbaisū
中文最小公倍數 /最小公倍数 zuìxiǎo gōngbèishù
Portuguêsmínimo múltiplo comum
Françaisplus petit commun multiple, plus petit multiple commun
Deutschkleinstes gemeinsames Vielfaches
Italianominimo comune multiplo
Ελληνικάελάχιστο κοινό πολλαπλάσιο eláchisto koinó pollaplásio
Românăcel mai mic multiplu comun, c.m.m.m.c.
Русскийнаиме́ньшее о́бщее кра́тное naiménʹšeje óbščeje krátnoje, НОК NOK
Tiếng Việtbội chung nhỏ nhất, bội số chung nhỏ nhất

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@misc{least_common_multiple_2026,
  title = {least common multiple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/least%20common%20multiple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}