What does the least common multiple mean?

Answer 1

The least common multiple (LCM) of a set of two or more integers is the smallest positive integer that each member of the set goes into without remainder.

An alternative way of describing the LCM is that it is the smallest integer that will appear in the times tables for each member of the set.

Answer 2

5:5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50 6:6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48,54,60 30 is the LCM

The least common multiple is the smallest number that all the members of a given set of numbers can divide into evenly with no remainder.

Answer 3

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.