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LCM

Returns the least common multiple of two or more numbers.

  • Define a gcd() function that determines the greatest common divisor, using recursion.
  • Use gcd() and the fact that LCM(x, y) = x * y / GCD(x,y) to determine the least common multiple.
  • Use range to apply the calculation to all given numbers.
func gcd(x, y int) int {
	if y == 0 {
		return x
	}
	return gcd(y, x%y)
}

func LCM(nums ...int) int {
	x := nums[0]
	for _, y := range nums[1:] {
		x = (x * y) / gcd(x, y)
	}
	return x
}
LCM(12, 7) // 84
LCM([]int{1, 3, 4, 5}...) // 60

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