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GCD and LCM functions in Python
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# Greatest common divisor of more than 2 numbers. Am I terrible for doing it this way? | |
def gcd(*numbers): | |
"""Return the greatest common divisor of the given integers""" | |
from fractions import gcd | |
return reduce(gcd, numbers) | |
# Least common multiple is not in standard libraries? It's in gmpy, but this is simple enough: | |
def lcm(*numbers): | |
"""Return lowest common multiple.""" | |
def lcm(a, b): | |
return (a * b) // gcd(a, b) | |
return reduce(lcm, numbers, 1) | |
# Assuming numbers are positive integers... |
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