L.C.M.

Or l.c.m.

abbreviation

least common multiple; lowest common multiple.

lcm

abbreviation

lowest common multiple

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Bergmann, Marcus S., convert of the L.J.S., is well-known as a missionary of the L.C.M. and translator of the Bible into Yiddish.

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Least Common Multiple, or L.C.M., of two numbers, is the least number of which they are both factors.

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Thus, since 144 = 24�32, and 756 = 22�33�7, the L.C.M. of 144 and 756 is 24�33�7.

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It is clear, from comparison with the last paragraph, that the product of the G.C.D. and the L.C.M. of two numbers is equal to the product of the numbers themselves.