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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationSSLC (English Medium) Class 6

Multiples and Common Multiples

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Topics

  • Introduction
  • Definition: Multiple
  • Examples
  • Properties of Multiples
  • Real-life Application
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Introduction

Imagine you are packing chocolates into small boxes. If each box must contain exactly 4 chocolates, you can make boxes with 4, 8, 12, or 16 chocolates. Each of these totals is called a multiple of 4.

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Definition: Multiple

A number is called a multiple of another if it is exactly divisible by that number, i.e., the division leaves no remainder.

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Examples

1. Multiples of 7 are 7, 14, 21, 28,... They are greater than or equal to 7
 M7 = Multiples of 7 = 7, 14, 21 , 28, 35, ...

2. Write First five Multiples of 6

  • 6 × 1 = 6
  • 6 × 2 = 12
  • 6 × 3 = 18
  • 6 × 4 = 24
  • 6 × 5 = 30

So, the first five multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30.

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Properties of Multiples

  • Every multiple of a number is greater than or equal to that number.
  • The number of multiples of a given number is infinite.
  • Every number is a multiple of itself.
  • Zero is a multiple of any number (since any number × 0 = 0).
  • If one number is a multiple of another, it is divisible by that number without remainder.
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Real-life Application

A school bell rings every 10 minutes. The times when the bell rings—10, 20, 30, and 40 minutes—are all multiples of 10.

Illustration of a school bell ringing every 10 minutes, showing multiples of 10 in time intervals

Example Question 1

Find the first three common multiples of 12 and 18.

12 and 18

Multiples of 12 = 12, 24, 36, 48

Multiples of 18 = 18, 36, 54, 72

3 common multiples = 36, 72, 108.

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