 The least common multiple of two or more numbers, is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder.  Elementary Algebra - Page 321by George William Myers, George Edward Atwood - 1916 - 338 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Wilbur Fisk Nichols - Arithmetic - 1903 - 328 pages
...by another number is a multiple of it. 3. Name some numbers that are divisible by both 4 and 6. 4. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that is divisible by all of the given numbers. 6. What is the least common multiple of 3, 4, and 6 ? 6. The... | |
 | Elmer Adelbert Lyman - Arithmetic - 1905 - 268 pages
...numbers is called the greatest common divisor (gcd) of the numbers. Thus, 6 is the gcd of 12 and 18. 51. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that is exactly divisible by each of them. Thus, 12, 18, 24, and 48 are common multiples of 3 and 6, while 12 is the least common multiple (1.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Sisk - Arithmetic - 1905 - 222 pages
...integral number of times the number. Thus, 16 is a multiple of 4, because it is a number of limes 4. 88. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that will exactly contain each of them. 89. The lowest common multiple (1. cm) of two or more numbers is... | |
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - Arithmetic - 1906 - 164 pages
...MULTIPLE A multiple of a number is a number that is exactly divisible by it. 12 is a multiple of 3. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that can be exactly divided by each of them. 32 is a multiple of 8 and 16. The least common multiple of... | |
 | Samuel Hamilton - Arithmetic - 1907 - 422 pages
...864 LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE 1. Name a number that will exactly contain 6 and 9 ; 8 and 12 ; 7 and 9. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that is exactly divisible by each of them ; thus, 36 is a common multiple of 6 and 9. 2. Name the least number that is exactly divisible by 6... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1907 - 364 pages
...all the prime factors of 12, and, besides these, the factor 5. 12 is contained in 60, 5 times. 26. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that is exactly divisible by each of them. 24 and 48 and 72 are common multiples of 8 and 12. Each of these is exactly divisible by 8 and by 12.... | |
 | James S. Sweet - Business mathematics - 1907 - 268 pages
...of a number is a number that is exactly divisible by that number. Thus, 32 is a multiple of 8. 119. A Common Multiple of two or more numbers is a number that is exactly divisible by each of them. Thus, 84 is a common multiple of of 6 and 7. 121. PRINCIPLES : 1. A divisor of a number will divide... | |
 | Samuel Hamilton - Arithmetic - 1907 - 286 pages
...570 LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE 1. Name a number that contains 3 and 4 a whole number of times ; 4 and 5. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that can be exactly divided by each of them ; thus, 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. 2. Name the least... | |
 | Samuel Hamilton - Arithmetic - 1908 - 512 pages
...720, 864 LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE 1. Name a number that will exactly contain 6 and 9; 8 and 12 ; 7 and 9. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that is exactly divisible by each of them; thus, 36 is a common multiple of 6 and 9. 2. Name the least number that is exactly divisible by 6 and... | |
 | George E. Mercer, Mabel Bonsall - Arithmetic - 1909 - 168 pages
...another number that exactly contains it. 9 and 30 are multiples of 3. 10, 20, and 45 are multiples of 5. A common multiple of two or more numbers is a number that exactly contains each of them. 15, 30, and 75 are common multiples of 3 and 5. The least common multiple... | |
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