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Update find_lcm.py
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Make the doctests work
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17 changes: 13 additions & 4 deletions maths/find_lcm.py
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def find_lcm(num_1, num_2):
"""Find the LCM of two numbers."""
max_num = num_1 if num_1 > num_2 else num_2
"""Find the least common multiple of two numbers.
>>> find_lcm(5,2)
10
>>> find_lcm(12,76)
228
"""
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def find_lcm(num_1, num_2):
    """Find the least common multiple of two numbers.
       >>> find_lcm(5,2)
       10
       >>> find_lcm(12,76)
       228
    """

if num_1>=num_2:
max_num=num_1
else:
max_num=num_2

lcm = max_num
while True:
if ((lcm % num_1 == 0) and (lcm % num_2 == 0)):
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def main():
"""Use test numbers to run the find_lcm algorithm."""
num_1 = 12
num_2 = 76
num_1 = int(input().strip())
num_2 = int(input().strip())
print(find_lcm(num_1, num_2))


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