Add least common multiple algorithm (#3216)

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package com.thealgorithms.maths;
import java.util.*;
/**
* Is a common mathematics concept to find the smallest value number
* that can be divide using either number without having the remainder.
* https://maticschool.blogspot.com/2013/11/find-least-common-multiple-lcm.html
* @author LauKinHoong
*/
public class LeastCommonMultiple {
/**
* Driver Code
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Please enter first number >> ");
int num1 = input.nextInt();
System.out.println("Please enter second number >> ");
int num2 = input.nextInt();
System.out.println("The least common multiple of two numbers is >> " + lcm(num1,num2));
}
/*
* get least common multiple from two number
*/
public static int lcm (int num1, int num2){
int high, num3;
int cmv = 0;
/*
* value selection for the numerator
*/
if (num1 > num2){
high = num3 = num1;
}
else{
high = num3 = num2;
}
while(num1 != 0){
if(high % num1 == 0 && high % num2 == 0){
cmv = high;
break;
}
high += num3;
}
return cmv;
}
}