LCM

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LCM (∧) is a dyadic scalar function which returns the Least Common Multiple of two integer arguments. It is an extension of And which maintains the same results on Boolean arguments and the same identity element 1, in the same way that GCD extends Or.

Examples

For positive integer arguments, the least common multiple is the smallest positive number which is divisible by both numbers. If one of the arguments is zero, the LCM function returns zero.

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     ∘.∧⍨ 0,⍳10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 2 2 6 4 10 6 14 8 18 10 0 3 6 3 12 15 6 21 24 9 30 0 4 4 12 4 20 12 28 8 36 20 0 5 10 15 20 5 30 35 40 45 10 0 6 6 6 12 30 6 42 24 18 30 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 7 56 63 70 0 8 8 24 8 40 24 56 8 72 40 0 9 18 9 36 45 18 63 72 9 90 0 10 10 30 20 10 30 70 40 90 10

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Works in: Dyalog APL

While the mathematical definition of LCM does not cover non-integers, some implementations accept them as arguments. In this case, the return value of <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>R←X∧Y</source> is chosen so that both <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>R÷X</source> and <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>R÷Y</source> are integers (or Gaussian integers, when X and/or Y are complex numbers).

<syntaxhighlight lang=apl> 

     0.9∧25÷6

112.5 

     112.5÷0.9(25÷6)

125 27 

     2J2∧3J1

6J2 

     6J2÷2J2 3J1

2J¯1 2

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Works in: Dyalog APL

Description

The LCM of two numbers is their product divided by the GCD.

External links

Documentation

APL built-ins [edit]
Primitives (Timeline) Functions
Scalar
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Quad names Index origin ∙ Comparison tolerance ∙ Migration level ∙ Atomic vector
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