Thread: Least Common Multiple Solution

Dear All,
I have this question i am trying to solve on my own but with no success can of you help?

The question is as follow
Let L be the least common multiple of 1001 and 10101.what is the sum of the digit of L

Thanks

Originally Posted by barhin

Dear All,
I have this question i am trying to solve on my own but with no success can of you help?

The question is as follow
Let L be the least common multiple of 1001 and 10101.what is the sum of the digit of L

Thanks

I don't see any short cut to doing this, other than to find the least common multiple and to sum its digits.

The least common multiple of two numbers is equal to the product of the numbers, divided by their greatest common divisor. To find the greatest common divisor, use Euclid's algorithm.