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From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 least common multiple
 最小公倍數 LCM

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mul·ti·ple, n. Math. A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder.
 Note: ☞ A common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. The least common multiple is the smallest number that will do this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4 (abbreviated LCM).
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 least common multiple
      n : 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" [syn: lowest common multiple, lcm]