/* author: PatOnTheBack license: GPL-3.0 or later Modified from: https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Python/blob/master/maths/findLcm.py More about LCM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_common_multiple */ 'use strict' import { findHCF } from './FindHcf' // Find the LCM of two numbers. const findLcm = (num1, num2) => { // If the input numbers are less than 1 return an error message. if (num1 < 1 || num2 < 1) { throw Error('Numbers must be positive.') } // If the input numbers are not integers return an error message. if (num1 !== Math.round(num1) || num2 !== Math.round(num2)) { throw Error('Numbers must be whole.') } // Get the larger number between the two const maxNum = Math.max(num1, num2) let lcm = maxNum while (true) { if (lcm % num1 === 0 && lcm % num2 === 0) return lcm lcm += maxNum } } // Typically, but not always, more efficient const findLcmWithHcf = (num1, num2) => { // If the input numbers are less than 1 return an error message. if (num1 < 1 || num2 < 1) { throw Error('Numbers must be positive.') } // If the input numbers are not integers return an error message. if (num1 !== Math.round(num1) || num2 !== Math.round(num2)) { throw Error('Numbers must be whole.') } return (num1 * num2) / findHCF(num1, num2) } export { findLcm, findLcmWithHcf }