公こう倍ばい数すう

noun

common multiple

Mathematical term for a number that is a multiple of two or more given numbers. Often used in contexts like least common multiple (最小公倍数).

• 6と8の公こう倍ばい数すうを求もとめなさい。

  Find a common multiple of 6 and 8.

• 最さい小しょう公こう倍ばい数すうは、与あたえられた数かずの公こう倍ばい数すうの中なかで最もっとも小ちいさいものです。

  The least common multiple is the smallest of the common multiples of the given numbers.