Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)

Key term for AQA GCSE Mathematics, used in Structure and calculation.

Definition

The smallest integer that is a multiple of (appears in the times tables of) two or more given numbers.

Exam Context

Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) appears in AQA GCSE Mathematics revision content for Number, especially Structure and calculation and Primes, Factors, and Multiples.

Number Structure and calculation Primes, Factors, and Multiples

Found in Revision Notes

Number

Primes, Factors, and Multiples

Structure and calculation • Primes, Factors, and Multiples

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Related Key Terms

Factor Highest Common Factor (HCF)Index form Multiple

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