gcd=: +.
   lcm=: *.
   a=:>:i.6
   a (lcm*gcd)"(0 _) a
1  2  3  4  5  6
2  4  6  8 10 12
3  6  9 12 15 18
4  8 12 16 20 24
5 10 15 20 25 30
6 12 18 24 30 36
   a (lcm*gcd)/ a
1 4 9 16 25 36
   a (lcm*/gcd)/ a
1  2  3  4  5  6
2  4  6  8 10 12
3  6  9 12 15 18
4  8 12 16 20 24
5 10 15 20 25 30
6 12 18 24 30 36

I was reading Math for the Layman and I found "(lcm*/gcd)/" form
strange but experimenting at the J window, "(lcm*gcd)/" didn't work,
whereas the former worked. Why?
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