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Probably the most common use is in adding fractions with different denominators. The least common multiple of the denominators is the least common denominator. Each fraction can be converted to one with the common denominator, and then you can add the fractions by adding their numerators.

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The least common multiple, or LCM, is the smallest integer that all the members of a given set of numbers will divide into evenly with no remainder.

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The least common multiple, or LCM, is the smallest integer that all the members of a given set of numbers will divide into evenly with no remainder.

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The least common multiple, or LCM, is the smallest number that all the members of a given set will divide into evenly with no remainder.

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The LCM (least common multiple) is the smallest positive whole number exactly divisible by two or more given whole numbers.

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The Least Common Multiple (LCM) is the smallest number that two or more numbers will divide into evenly.

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The least common multiple, or LCM, is the smallest positive integer that all the members of a given set of numbers will divide into evenly with no remainder.

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The least common multiple, or LCM, is the smallest positive integer that all the members of a given set of numbers will divide into evenly with no remainder.

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