Symbols:L/Lowest Common Multiple

Lowest Common Multiple

$\lcm \set {a, b}$

For all $a, b \in \Z: a b \ne 0$, there exists a smallest $m \in \Z: m > 0$ such that $a \divides m$ and $b \divides m$.

This $m$ is called the lowest common multiple of $a$ and $b$, and denoted $\lcm \set {a, b}$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\lcm \set {a, b}\) is \lcm \set {a, b} .

Deprecated

$\sqbrk {a, b}$

The notation for the lowest common multiple is commonly seen as:

$\sqbrk {a, b}$

However, as the $\sqbrk {a, b}$ notation is ambiguous, its use is deprecated on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\sqbrk {a, b}\) is \sqbrk {a, b} .