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lcm [Function]

lcm {&rest integers} => least-common-multiple

Arguments and Values::

integer---an integer.

least-common-multiple---a non-negative integer.

Description::

lcm returns the least common multiple of the integers.

If no integer is supplied, the integer 1 is returned.

If only one integer is supplied, the absolute value of that integer is returned.

For two arguments that are not both zero,

 (lcm a b) == (/ (abs (* a b)) (gcd a b))

If one or both arguments are zero,

 (lcm a 0) == (lcm 0 a) == 0

For three or more arguments,

 (lcm a b c ... z) == (lcm (lcm a b) c ... z)

Examples::

 (lcm 10) =>  10
 (lcm 25 30) =>  150
 (lcm -24 18 10) =>  360
 (lcm 14 35) =>  70
 (lcm 0 5) =>  0
 (lcm 1 2 3 4 5 6) =>  60

Exceptional Situations::

Should signal type-error if any argument is not an integer.

See Also::

section gcd [Function]


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