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The smallest non-zero number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.

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the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36"

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The LCM of a set of numbers is the smallest number that each of the numbers in the original set will divide into evenly.

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The smallest number or simplest expression that is divisible by two or more given values or expressions.

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The smallest multiple that is common to two or more numbers.

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The smallest number, other than zero, that is a common multiple of two or more numbers.

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the integer which is the least positive multiple of two or more specified positive integers. For example, 24 is the least common multiple of 6 and 8, as it is the smallest number that is a multiple of both.

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The least common multiple of a set of two or more numbers. For example, the least common multiple of 3 and 5 is 15.

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The smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers. For example, some common multiples of 6 and 8 are 24, 48, and 72. 24 is the least common multiple of 6 and 8.

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The smallest number (greater than zero) that is a multiple of a set of two or more numbers. Example: The least common multiple of 3 and 5 is 15. The LCM of 10x2 and 4xy is 20x2y.

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In arithmetic and number theory the least common multiple or lowest common multiple (lcm) or smallest common multiple of two integers a and b is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of both a and b. If there is no such positive integer, e.g., if a = 0 or b = 0, then lcm(a, b) is defined to be zero.

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