What does the word multiple mean in math?

Answer 1

The multiples of a number are any numbers that can divide evenly by that original number. They are called multiples because you can multiply the original number to arrive at them. For example, 24 is a multiple of 8 because 24 can divide by 8. It is a multiple because you can get to 24 by doing 8x3.

Answer 2

multiple means involving several or many indiviuals.really in simple terms more than one or two.
A multiple is a number that another number goes into/can be divided by without a remainder. For example 10, 15, 20, 25 are all multiples of 5.

Answer 3

It mean the product of a given whole number and another whole number.