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least common multiple

smallest positive integer divisible by two or more integers
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Summary

least common multiple is a function[1]. It draws 4,643 Wikipedia views per month (function category, ranking #17 of 114).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: arithmetic function[3]
  • Subclass of: multiple[4], common multiple[5]
  • Commons category: Least common multiple[6]
  • Notation: least common multiple symbol[7]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10], Mathwords[11]
  • Definition domain: Cartesian product[12]
  • Codomain: set of positive integers[13]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[14]

Why It Matters

least common multiple has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Codomain → set of positive integers
    Instance of → function, arithmetic function
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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