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Task/Least-common-multiple/Python/least-common-multiple-2.py

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+import operator
+from prime_decomposition import decompose
+
+def lcm(a, b):
+    if a and b:
+        da = list(decompose(abs(a)))
+        db = list(decompose(abs(b)))
+        merge= da
+        for d in da:
+            if d in db: db.remove(d)
+        merge += db
+        return reduce(operator.mul, merge, 1)
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print( lcm(12, 18) )    # 36
+    print( lcm(-6, 14) )    # 42
+    assert lcm(0, 2) == lcm(2, 0) == 0