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The letters lcm with a bracketed list, or square brackets alone.
Also known as: Lowest common multiple, LCM, Least common multiple
The lcm is the smallest number both arguments divide into, and it is written either spelled out or as square brackets — which collide with the commutator, the Lie bracket and ordinary grouping. Its product with the gcd equals the product of the two numbers, which is the fastest way to compute it.
Denotes the least common multiple of two or more integers.
Contexts: Mathematics
Multiplied by the greatest common divisor of the same pair gives the product of the pair, which is how it is usually computed.
Contexts: Mathematics
Is written [a, b] in older texts, colliding with several other bracket notations; ISO 80000-2 prefers the spelled-out form.
Contexts: Mathematics
Three lowercase letters in roman type followed by a bracketed list of numerals separated by commas.