common multiple

noun

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

Meanings

nouncommon multiple (plural common multiples)

plural common multiples

  1. mathematicsA 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.

Translations

Finnish yhteinen jaettava
  • yhteinen jaettavain math
Hungarian közös többszörös
  • közös többszörösin math
Icelandic samfeldi, sameiginlegt margfeldi
  • samfeldiin math
  • sameiginlegt margfeldiin math
Italian multiplo comune
  • multiplo comunein math
Korean 공배수
  • 공배수 (gongbaesu)in math
Māori taurea pātahi
  • taurea pātahiin math
Polish wspólna wielokrotność
  • wspólna wielokrotnośćin math
Romanian multiplu comun
  • multiplu comunin math
Cite this entry
APA

common multiple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20multiple

MLA

“common multiple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20multiple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common multiple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20multiple.

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