diff --git a/arithmetic_analysis/lu_decomposition.py b/arithmetic_analysis/lu_decomposition.py
index 217719cf4..941c1dadf 100644
--- a/arithmetic_analysis/lu_decomposition.py
+++ b/arithmetic_analysis/lu_decomposition.py
@@ -1,62 +1,101 @@
-"""Lower-Upper (LU) Decomposition.
+"""
+Lower–upper (LU) decomposition factors a matrix as a product of a lower
+triangular matrix and an upper triangular matrix. A square matrix has an LU
+decomposition under the following conditions:
+    - If the matrix is invertible, then it has an LU decomposition if and only
+    if all of its leading principal minors are non-zero (see
+    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_(linear_algebra) for an explanation of
+    leading principal minors of a matrix).
+    - If the matrix is singular (i.e., not invertible) and it has a rank of k
+    (i.e., it has k linearly independent columns), then it has an LU
+    decomposition if its first k leading principal minors are non-zero.
 
-Reference:
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LU_decomposition
+This algorithm will simply attempt to perform LU decomposition on any square
+matrix and raise an error if no such decomposition exists.
+
+Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LU_decomposition
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import numpy as np
-from numpy import float64
-from numpy.typing import ArrayLike
 
 
-def lower_upper_decomposition(
-    table: ArrayLike[float64],
-) -> tuple[ArrayLike[float64], ArrayLike[float64]]:
-    """Lower-Upper (LU) Decomposition
-
-    Example:
-
+def lower_upper_decomposition(table: np.ndarray) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
+    """
+    Perform LU decomposition on a given matrix and raises an error if the matrix
+    isn't square or if no such decomposition exists
     >>> matrix = np.array([[2, -2, 1], [0, 1, 2], [5, 3, 1]])
-    >>> outcome = lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
-    >>> outcome[0]
+    >>> lower_mat, upper_mat = lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
+    >>> lower_mat
     array([[1. , 0. , 0. ],
            [0. , 1. , 0. ],
            [2.5, 8. , 1. ]])
-    >>> outcome[1]
+    >>> upper_mat
     array([[  2. ,  -2. ,   1. ],
            [  0. ,   1. ,   2. ],
            [  0. ,   0. , -17.5]])
 
+    >>> matrix = np.array([[4, 3], [6, 3]])
+    >>> lower_mat, upper_mat = lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
+    >>> lower_mat
+    array([[1. , 0. ],
+           [1.5, 1. ]])
+    >>> upper_mat
+    array([[ 4. ,  3. ],
+           [ 0. , -1.5]])
+
+    # Matrix is not square
     >>> matrix = np.array([[2, -2, 1], [0, 1, 2]])
-    >>> lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
+    >>> lower_mat, upper_mat = lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
     ValueError: 'table' has to be of square shaped array but got a 2x3 array:
     [[ 2 -2  1]
      [ 0  1  2]]
+
+    # Matrix is invertible, but its first leading principal minor is 0
+    >>> matrix = np.array([[0, 1], [1, 0]])
+    >>> lower_mat, upper_mat = lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    ArithmeticError: No LU decomposition exists
+
+    # Matrix is singular, but its first leading principal minor is 1
+    >>> matrix = np.array([[1, 0], [1, 0]])
+    >>> lower_mat, upper_mat = lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
+    >>> lower_mat
+    array([[1., 0.],
+           [1., 1.]])
+    >>> upper_mat
+    array([[1., 0.],
+           [0., 0.]])
+
+    # Matrix is singular, but its first leading principal minor is 0
+    >>> matrix = np.array([[0, 1], [0, 1]])
+    >>> lower_mat, upper_mat = lower_upper_decomposition(matrix)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    ArithmeticError: No LU decomposition exists
     """
-    # Table that contains our data
-    # Table has to be a square array so we need to check first
+    # Ensure that table is a square array
     rows, columns = np.shape(table)
     if rows != columns:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"'table' has to be of square shaped array but got a {rows}x{columns} "
-            + f"array:\n{table}"
+            f"'table' has to be of square shaped array but got a "
+            f"{rows}x{columns} array:\n{table}"
         )
+
     lower = np.zeros((rows, columns))
     upper = np.zeros((rows, columns))
     for i in range(columns):
         for j in range(i):
-            total = 0
-            for k in range(j):
-                total += lower[i][k] * upper[k][j]
+            total = sum(lower[i][k] * upper[k][j] for k in range(j))
+            if upper[j][j] == 0:
+                raise ArithmeticError("No LU decomposition exists")
             lower[i][j] = (table[i][j] - total) / upper[j][j]
         lower[i][i] = 1
         for j in range(i, columns):
-            total = 0
-            for k in range(i):
-                total += lower[i][k] * upper[k][j]
+            total = sum(lower[i][k] * upper[k][j] for k in range(j))
             upper[i][j] = table[i][j] - total
     return lower, upper