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The least common multiple of two or more number is the smallest multiple. For example the least common multiple of 2 and 3 is 6. Another common multiple of 2 and 3 is 12. Another one is 24. Both 2 and 3 will go into 24 several times. You can start dividing and see how many times.

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That's known as the least common multiple, or LCM.

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the smallest number that both of those numbers will divide into evenly with no remainder.

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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".


What is the least common multiple of 54?

Short answer: There is none. There is not a least common multiple of a single number, such as 54, because there cannot be any form of common multiple without two or more numbers to compare. Common multiples are multiples that the numbers being compared have in common. The least common multiple is the smallest multiple that all the numbers being compared have in common. Thus, since there are not two or more numbers to compare, there is not a least common multiple. The lowest common multiple of 54 depends upon the other number(s) with which it has COMMON multiples and is one of the multiples of 54. The common multiples of 54 depends upon the other numbers with which 54 has COMMON multiples and are the multiples of the least common multiples between 54 and the other number(s).


What is the least common multiple of 132?

There is not a least common multiple of a single number, such as 132, because there cannot be a least common multiple without two or more numbers to compare. Common multiples are multiples that the numbers being compared have in common. The least common multiple is the smallest multiple that all the numbers being compared have in common.


What is the least common multiple of 1824?

There is not a least common multiple of a single number, such as 1824, because there cannot be a least common multiple without two or more numbers to compare. Common multiples are multiples that the numbers being compared have in common. The least common multiple is the smallest multiple that all the numbers being compared have in common.


What is the least common multiple of 234?

Short answer: There is none. There is not a least common multiple of a single number, such as 234, because there cannot be any form of common multiple without two or more numbers to compare. Common multiples are multiples that the numbers being compared have in common. The least common multiple is the smallest multiple that all the numbers being compared have in common. Thus, since there are not two or more numbers to compare, there is not a least common multiple.