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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".
How do you know which common multiples is the least common?
It's the smallest one.
What is the the abbreviation used for the smallest of common multiples?
LCM
How do you know which of the common multiples is the least common multiple?
It's the smallest one.
What are the smallest common multiples of eight and nine?
The LCM is 72.
What are the least two common multiples of 10?
The two smallest multiples of 10 are 10 and 20. For them to be common, they would need to be compared to another set of multiples.
What causes a LCM?
All numbers have multiples. Some numbers have some of the same multiples as other numbers. These are known as common multiples. On the list of common multiples, one number is the smallest. This is the least common multiple.
What are the multiples of one number that are also multiples of another number?
Common denominators. These are called "common multiples". For example, multiples of 4 are: 4,8,12,16,20,24 ... . Multiples of 6 are: 6,12,18,24,30,36 ... . The numbers on both lists are the common multiples and they include: 12,24,36, ... . Specifically, the smallest number in any such list of common multiples (12 in this example) is known as the Least (or Lowest) Common Multiple or LCM.
Where are LCM from?
All numbers have multiples. Some numbers have some of the same multiples as other numbers. These are known as common multiples. On the list of common multiples, one number is the smallest. This is the least common multiple.
smallest Common multiples of 20 and 25?
The least common multiple of 20 and 25 is 100.
What is multiples of 5 and10 called?
Multiples of 5 and 10 are called common multiples.
What is The abbreviation used for the smallest of the common multiples of two or more numbers?
lcm
