LCM function

PRO BASIC

The LCM function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a tool that calculates the smallest positive number that is a multiple of all the numbers you input. It's especially useful when you need to find a common denominator between different numbers. You simply input the values you are interested in, and the function will return the least common multiple. This function is a convenient way of performing complex math without needing to do it manually.

Documentation

Returns the least common multiple of one or more integers. The least common multiple is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of each integer in a given set.

Syntax

LCM(number1, [number2], ...)

Parameter	Description
`number`	The first number for which you want to find the least common multiple.
`numberN`	Optional. Additional numbers for which you want to find the least common multiple.

Behavior

The LCM function is used to find the least common multiple of two or more numbers. It ignores empty cells, non-numeric cells, and logical values. Its behavior is as follows:

If any arguments are non-numeric or logical values, LCM ignores them.
If no arguments are supplied, LCM returns zero.
It handles any number of arguments greater than zero.
If any of the arguments are decimal, LCM rounds down to the nearest integer before calculating.
If any argument is less than zero, LCM returns an error.
If the result exceeds the largest representable number, LCM returns an error.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#VALUE!	This error is displayed when the provided argument is non-numeric.
#NUM!	This error occurs if any of the argument is less than zero or if the result exceeds the largest representable number.
#DIV/0!	If no arguments are supplied, LCM returns a #DIV/0! error.

Best practices

Always ensure that the arguments provided are positive integers. If they are not, convert them before using them in the LCM function.

Avoid using non-numeric and logical values as they are ignored by the LCM function.

Use the LCM function with a range of cells for dynamic calculations.

While the LCM function supports multiple arguments, performance may decrease with very large datasets. Consider breaking calculations into smaller groups for efficiency.

Usage

A few examples using the LCM function.

LCM(12, 18) returns 36 because 36 is the smallest number that is a multiple of both 12 and 18  
LCM(8, 12, 14) returns 168 because 168 is the smallest number that is a multiple of 8, 12, and 14  
LCM(A1:A10) returns the least common multiple of the values in cells A1 through A10.

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Package A Cycle (days)",
        "Package B Cycle (days)",
        "Reorder Together Every (days)"
    ],
    [
        12,
        18,
        "=LCM(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        14,
        "=LCM(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        15,
        25,
        "=LCM(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Combined LCM:",
        "",
        "=LCM(A2:B4)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Package A Cycle (days)",
        "Package B Cycle (days)",
        "Reorder Together Every (days)"
    ],
    [
        12,
        18,
        "=LCM(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        14,
        "=LCM(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        15,
        25,
        "=LCM(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Combined LCM:",
        "",
        "=LCM(A2:B4)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('NDE3NmFiZTQ1M2RiZWRkMjMzZDhjM2MzY2FmY2IyZTMwNGJiM2NlMTBjOWNkNjQwYjgwNjk2MWM1NWYzMDQxMmZiYWE2ZmQ1YTE1NjI1MzFhOTIwMjgzZTcwOTQxZGMzODU5YjBjMWZiZDMwYWMxZmIxMGJhZmRiODNlNjAyYzIsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVM01ETXdOekF6TENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Package A Cycle (days)",
        "Package B Cycle (days)",
        "Reorder Together Every (days)"
    ],
    [
        12,
        18,
        "=LCM(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        14,
        "=LCM(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        15,
        25,
        "=LCM(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Combined LCM:",
        "",
        "=LCM(A2:B4)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Package A Cycle (days)",
        "Package B Cycle (days)",
        "Reorder Together Every (days)"
    ],
    [
        12,
        18,
        "=LCM(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        8,
        14,
        "=LCM(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        15,
        25,
        "=LCM(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        "Combined LCM:",
        "",
        "=LCM(A2:B4)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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