@stdlib/math-base-special-lcm v0.2.1
lcm
Compute the least common multiple (lcm).
The least common multiple (lcm) of two non-zero integers a
and b
is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both a
and b
. The lcm is also known as the lowest common multiple or smallest common multiple and finds common use in calculating the lowest common denominator (lcd).
Installation
npm install @stdlib/math-base-special-lcm
Usage
var lcm = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-lcm' );
lcm( a, b )
Computes the least common multiple (lcm).
var v = lcm( 48, 18 );
// returns 144
If either a
or b
is 0
, the function returns 0
.
var v = lcm( 0, 0 );
// returns 0
v = lcm( 2, 0 );
// returns 0
v = lcm( 0, 3 );
// returns 0
Both a
and b
must have integer values; otherwise, the function returns NaN
.
var v = lcm( 3.14, 18 );
// returns NaN
v = lcm( 48, 3.14 );
// returns NaN
v = lcm( NaN, 18 );
// returns NaN
v = lcm( 48, NaN );
// returns NaN
Examples
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var round = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-round' );
var lcm = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-lcm' );
var a;
var b;
var v;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
a = round( randu()*50 );
b = round( randu()*50 );
v = lcm( a, b );
console.log( 'lcm(%d,%d) = %d', a, b, v );
}
See Also
@stdlib/math-base/special/gcd
: compute the greatest common divisor (gcd).
Notice
This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.
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License
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