[Tutor] LCM

[Selby Rowley Cannon]

On 14/11/12 18:27, Dave Angel wrote:
> On 11/14/2012 12:52 PM, Selby Rowley Cannon wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>>      I've been trying to write a function to find the Lowest Common
>> Multiple of two numbers, but it isn't working and I've kinda hit a
>> dead end on the thought-process end of things. Anyone mind looking at
>> it, and tell me what's wrong? (I hop you don't think it's too long to
>> put in an email)
>>
>> Code:
>>
>> def lowestCommonMultiple(a, b, amount): #k
>>      float(amount)
>>      if a == b:
>>          print 'You cannot find the LCM of the same number twice.'
>>      else:
>>          numbersList = list(range(amount))
>>          aMultiples = []
>>          bMultiples = []
>>          for aNumber in numbersList:
>>              aMultiples.append(a*aNumber)
>>          for bNumber in numbersList:
>>              bMultiples.append(b*bNumber)
>>          if aMultiples[1] == bMultiples[1]:
>>              print 'The LCM of ', a, ' and ', b, ' is ', aMultiple[1]
> Which are you interested in, finding what's wrong with the code, or a
> simpler way to actually find an LCM ?
>
> Is this an assignment, or just part of a bigger program you're writing?
>
a.) Finding what's wrong with the code;
b.) Part of a bigger program.