lowest common multiple

1. 1.

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

   “the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36”

   Synonymsleast common multiplelcm

   Broadermultiple

Questions about lowest common multiple

What does lowest common multiple mean?

lowest common multiple means "the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers".

What is another word for lowest common multiple?

Close synonyms include least common multiple, lcm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.