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What multiples are shared by two or more numbers?
common multiples
What do you call multiples that are shared by two or more numbers?
Those are known as "common multiples". The smallest POSITIVE of these common multiples is called the "least common multiple".
Does a number have more multiples or factors?
Multiples. Numbers have an infinite number of multiples.
What are the common multiples of 21 and 40?
There is an infinite number of common multiples for 21 and 40. A common multiple of any two or more numbers is any number into which each of two or more numbers can be divided evenly (zero remainder).
What are the multiples of 12 and 16?
The multiples of 12 are 12, 24, 36, 48 and keep on adding 12.The multiples of 16 are 16, 32, 48, 64 and keep on adding 16.If you look at the two of these, you can see there is a least common multiple. A least common multiple is the smallest multiple that are shared by two (or more) numbers. If you list the multiples down, you can see 48 are in both, so 48 is the least common multiple for 12 and 16.
