Finding the Least Common Multiple of Two Numbers by Factoring

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You can find the least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers by multiplying together the highest power of each factor found in either number.

Contributed by: Jesse Nochella (March 2011)
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A faster way to compute the LCM of two numbers and is , which can take advantage of the efficiency of the Euclidean algorithm.



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