English

Noun

common multiple ‎(plural common multiples)

1. (mathematics) A number which may be divided by any of a given set of numbers without a remainder.

   120 and all its multiples are common multiples of 60, 8 and 15.

Related terms

• least common multiple

Translations

See also

• common divisor

References

• “common multiple” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.