noun
- numbers or quantities that divide evenly into a given number or quantity
Usage: mathematics
Examples
- The submultiples of 12 include 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.
- In mathematics class, we learned to find all submultiples of a given number.
- The meter has submultiples like centimeters and millimeters.
- Engineers often work with submultiples of standard units.
- Finding submultiples helps in simplifying fractions.
- The submultiples of 24 are more numerous than those of 23.