On 11/14/2012 12:52 PM, Selby Rowley Cannon wrote: > Hey, > > I've been trying to write a function to find the Lowest Common > Multiple of two numbers, but it isn't working and I've kinda hit a > dead end on the thought-process end of things. Anyone mind looking at > it, and tell me what's wrong? (I hop you don't think it's too long to > put in an email) > > Code: > > def lowestCommonMultiple(a, b, amount): #k > float(amount) > if a == b: > print 'You cannot find the LCM of the same number twice.' > else: > numbersList = list(range(amount)) > aMultiples = [] > bMultiples = [] > for aNumber in numbersList: > aMultiples.append(a*aNumber) > for bNumber in numbersList: > bMultiples.append(b*bNumber) > if aMultiples[1] == bMultiples[1]: > print 'The LCM of ', a, ' and ', b, ' is ', aMultiple[1]
Which are you interested in, finding what's wrong with the code, or a simpler way to actually find an LCM ? Is this an assignment, or just part of a bigger program you're writing? -- DaveA _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
