Phrase guide

least common multiple

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

Examples

  • 120 is the least common multiple of 60, 8 and 15.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lowest common multiple, lcm

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: multiple

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: mínimu común múltiplu — (number theory)
  • Azerbaijani: ən kiçik ortaq bölünən — (number theory)
  • Catalan: mínim comú múltiple — (number theory)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 最小公倍數 /最小公倍数 (zuìxiǎo gōngbèishù) — (number theory)
  • Danish: mindste fælles multiplum — (number theory)
  • Dutch: kleinste gemene veelvoud — (number theory)
  • Estonian: vähim ühiskordne — (number theory)
  • Finnish: pienin yhteinen jaettava — (number theory)
  • Finnish: pienin yhteinen monikerta — (number theory)
  • French: plus petit commun multiple — (number theory)
  • French: plus petit multiple commun — (number theory)
  • Galician: mínimo común múltiplo — (number theory)
  • Galician: mínimo múltiplo común — (number theory)
  • Georgian: უმცირესი საერთო ჯერადი (umciresi saerto ǯeradi) — (number theory)
  • Georgian: საერთო უმცირესი ჯერადი (saerto umciresi ǯeradi) — (number theory)
  • German: kleinstes gemeinsames Vielfaches — (number theory)
  • Greek: ελάχιστο κοινό πολλαπλάσιο (eláchisto koinó pollaplásio) — (number theory)
  • Hungarian: legkisebb közös többszörös — (number theory)
  • Indonesian: kelipatan persekutuan terkecil — (number theory)
  • Italian: minimo comune multiplo — (number theory)
  • Japanese: 最小公倍数 (saishō kōbaisū) — (number theory)
  • Korean: 최소공배수 (choesogongbaesu) — (number theory)
  • Malay: gandaan sepunya terkecil — (number theory)
  • Polish: najmniejsza wspólna wielokrotność — (number theory)
  • Portuguese: mínimo múltiplo comum — (number theory)
  • Romanian: cel mai mic multiplu comun — (number theory)
  • Romanian: c.m.m.m.c. — (number theory)
  • Russian: наиме́ньшее о́бщее кра́тное (naiménʹšeje óbščeje krátnoje) — (number theory)
  • Russian: НОК (NOK) — (number theory)
  • Spanish: mínimo común múltiplo — (number theory)
  • Tagalog: pinakamaliit na lahatang kaparami — (number theory)
  • Thai: ตัวคูณร่วมน้อย (dtuua-kuun-rûuam-nɔ́ɔi) — (number theory)
  • Turkish: ortak katların en küçüğü — (number theory)
  • Ukrainian: найме́нше спі́льне кра́тне (najménše spílʹne krátne) — (number theory)
  • Ukrainian: НСК (NSK) — (number theory)
  • Vietnamese: bội chung nhỏ nhất — (number theory)
  • Vietnamese: bội số chung nhỏ nhất — (number theory)