Python/project_euler/problem_05/sol2.py

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"""
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Problem:
2520 is the smallest number that can be divided by each of the numbers from 1
to 10 without any remainder.
What is the smallest positive number that is evenly divisible(divisible with no
remainder) by all of the numbers from 1 to N?
"""
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""" Euclidean GCD Algorithm """
def gcd(x, y):
return x if y == 0 else gcd(y, x % y)
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""" Using the property lcm*gcd of two numbers = product of them """
def lcm(x, y):
return (x * y) // gcd(x, y)
def solution(n):
"""Returns the smallest positive number that is evenly divisible(divisible
with no remainder) by all of the numbers from 1 to n.
>>> solution(10)
2520
>>> solution(15)
360360
>>> solution(20)
232792560
>>> solution(22)
232792560
"""
g = 1
for i in range(1, n + 1):
g = lcm(g, i)
return g
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(solution(int(input().strip())))