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| − | The '''common multiple''' of two or more | + | The '''common multiple''' of two or more [[positive integer]]s is a [[multiple]] common to those numbers. There is an [[infinite]] number of common multiples of two or more positive integers. |
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| + | Every common multiple of a [[set]] of integers is a multiple of the [[least common multiple]] of the set. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
*[[Multiple]] | *[[Multiple]] | ||
*[[Least common multiple]] | *[[Least common multiple]] | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 8 August 2006
The common multiple of two or more positive integers is a multiple common to those numbers. There is an infinite number of common multiples of two or more positive integers.
Every common multiple of a set of integers is a multiple of the least common multiple of the set.
