 The least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.  Higher Arithmetic - Page 48by John Charles Stone, James Franklin Millis - 1917 - 314 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Frederick Greenfield - 1853 - 228 pages
...of a number is one which contains, or is divisible by, the first, an exact number of times. Def. 2. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a multiple of each of them ; and the least common multiple is the least of such multiples. TO FIND THE LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE OF TWO OR MORE NUMBERS. Rule 1. Resolve... | |
 | Richard Rickard - 1873 - 364 pages
...exactly divisible by each of them without a remainder. Thus 1 2 is a common multiple of 2, 3, 6. 45. The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers is the least number which is exactly divisible by each of them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the LCM of 2, 3, 6.... | |
 | Edward Atkins - 1874 - 426 pages
...denominators as a factor, and our problem is therefore to obtain the least of such numbers. DBF. — The least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers is the least number which contains each of the given numbers exactly. RULE. — Arrange the numbers in a line, putting... | |
 | Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1875 - 338 pages
...contains that number as a factor.* Hence a Composite Number is a multiple of each of its factors. 117. A Common Multiple of two or more numbers is a multiple of each of them. 118. The Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers is the least number which is a multiple of each... | |
 | Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1876 - 316 pages
...contains that number as a factor. Hence a Composite Number is a multiple of each of its factors. . A Common Multiple of two or more numbers is a multiple of each of them. 3-13 ::-.'. t 49 sn 51 37 39 41 43 45 47 53 5-11 3-19 :i-7 8-13 3-23 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 :t-5... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1877 - 402 pages
...numbers is any multiple of all of them. Thus, 6, 12, 18, etc., are common multiples of 2 and 3. 12. The least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers is the least multiple of all of them. Thus, 6 is the least common multiple of 2 and 3. 13. Factoring is the process of resolving... | |
 | James E. Ryan - Arithmetic - 1877 - 212 pages
...omitted, as a glance 172)430(2 would show that there 344 would be no remain- 86)172(2 der. 172 000 86. The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers is the least number which contains each of the given numbers as a factor. 87. It comprises all the prime factors... | |
 | Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1879 - 392 pages
...are considered as factors, and any number is its own least multiple; but fractions are excluded. 104. A Common Multiple of two or more numbers is a multiple of each of them. 105. The Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers is the least number which is a multiple of each... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1880 - 420 pages
...(CM) of two or more numbers, is a number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder. 102. The least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers, is the least number that is divisible by each of them without a remainder. PRINCIPLES. — \. A multiple of a number... | |
 | John Williston Cook - Arithmetic - 1883 - 200 pages
...given. CHAPTER VIII. MULTIPLES. A multiple of a number is an integral number of times that number. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a multiple of each of them. The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is a multiple of each of... | |
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