common multiples

Numbers divisible together

Common multiples are numbers that appear in the multiplication tables of two or more integers.

The common multiples of 3 and 4 are 12, 24, 36, and so on—each divisible by both.

The smallest of these is the least common multiple, used when finding common denominators for fractions: The least common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24.

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Able to be separated

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common multiplescommon factors

Numbers dividing multiple integers

greatest common divisor · greatest common factor · common denominators

commonality vs. uniqueness

common multiplesunique

Only one exists

compositeness vs. indivisibility

common multiplesprime numbers

Integers divisible only by one and themselves

primes · prime factors

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