lcm

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A form of least common multiple — The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.

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Opposite
Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

lcm1

nounlcm (plural lcms)

plural lcms

  1. abbreviationinitialismmathematicsInitialism of least common multiple.

LCM2

nounLCM (plural LCMs)

plural LCMs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmathematicsInitialism of least common multiple.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Danish mfm
  • mfminitialism for least common multiple
Finnish pyj
  • pyjinitialism for least common multiple
French PPCM
  • PPCMinitialism for least common multiple
German kgV
  • kgVinitialism for least common multiple
Greek ΕΚΠ
  • ΕΚΠ (EKP)initialism for least common multiple
Polish NWW
  • NWWinitialism for least common multiple
Russian НОК
  • НОК (NOK)initialism for least common multiple
Tagalog PLK
  • PLKinitialism for least common multiple
Turkish okek
  • okekinitialism for least common multiple
Vietnamese BCNN
  • BCNNinitialism for least common multiple

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“lcm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lcm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lcm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lcm.

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