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What does lcm(a, b) represent in arithmetic and number theory?
What does lcm(a, b) represent in arithmetic and number theory?
- The largest positive integer divisible by both a and b
- The smallest positive integer divisible by both a and b (correct)
- The product of integers a and b
- The sum of integers a and b
How is the least common multiple of two integers a and b denoted?
How is the least common multiple of two integers a and b denoted?
- lcm(a, b) (correct)
- a * b
- (a + b)
- [a, b]
What is the least common multiple of −5 and −2?
What is the least common multiple of −5 and −2?
- -10
- 20
- 10 (correct)
- -20
How is the least common multiple of more than two integers usually denoted?
How is the least common multiple of more than two integers usually denoted?
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What is the only common multiple of a and 0, according to some authors?
What is the only common multiple of a and 0, according to some authors?
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What is the least common multiple of two integers a and b denoted as?
What is the least common multiple of two integers a and b denoted as?
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How is the least common multiple of the denominators of two fractions referred to as?
How is the least common multiple of the denominators of two fractions referred to as?
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What is the only common multiple of a and 0, according to some authors?
What is the only common multiple of a and 0, according to some authors?
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What is the product of a number and an integer called?
What is the product of a number and an integer called?
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What is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both 5 and 2?
What is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both 5 and 2?
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