Re: [Tutor] To find the least number divisible by all numbers from 1-20

[Alan Gauld]

On 13/08/13 18:19, Alan Gauld wrote:

On 13/08/13 17:45, #PATHANGI JANARDHANAN JATINSHRAVAN# wrote:

def check(num):
   lis=[20,19,18,17,16,14,13,11]  #because a no. divisible by 20 is
   for i in lis:
     if num%i==0:
       continue
     else:
       return False
       break

   return True

This is a bit convoluted. All you need is

     for i in lis:
       if num%i != 0:
         return False
       return True

Oops, that last return should be outside the loop, sorry...

--
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/

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