RosettaCodeData/Task/Least-common-multiple/AppleScript/least-common-multiple-1.app...

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AppleScript

------------------ LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE -----------------
-- lcm :: Integral a => a -> a -> a
on lcm(x, y)
if 0 = x or 0 = y then
0
else
abs(x div (gcd(x, y)) * y)
end if
end lcm
--------------------------- TEST -------------------------
on run
lcm(12, 18)
--> 36
end run
-------------------- GENERIC FUNCTIONS -------------------
-- abs :: Num a => a -> a
on abs(x)
if 0 > x then
-x
else
x
end if
end abs
-- gcd :: Integral a => a -> a -> a
on gcd(x, y)
script
on |λ|(a, b)
if 0 = b then
a
else
|λ|(b, a mod b)
end if
end |λ|
end script
result's |λ|(abs(x), abs(y))
end gcd