noun
- a number that divides evenly into another number; a factor
Usage: mathematics
Examples
- The number 3 is a submultiple of 12 because 12 divided by 3 equals 4.
- To find the submultiples of 24, we need to identify all numbers that divide evenly into it.
- Both 2 and 4 are submultiples of 8.
- The submultiples of 15 include 1, 3, 5, and 15.
- In mathematics class, we learned to identify submultiples and multiples of given numbers.
- The greatest common submultiple of two numbers is their greatest common divisor.