Calculates the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two strictly positive integer numbers.
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* $Id: MathUtil.java,v 1.15 2001/09/14 08:48:51 grosbois Exp $
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* Class: MathUtil
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* Description: Utility mathematical methods
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using System;
namespace CSJ2K.j2k.util
{
/// <summary> This class contains a collection of utility methods fro mathematical
/// operations. All methods are static.
///
/// </summary>
public class MathUtil
{
/// <summary> Method that calculates the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two strictly
/// positive integer numbers.
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="x1">First number
///
/// </param>
/// <param name="x2">Second number
///
/// </param>
public static int lcm(int x1, int x2)
{
if (x1 <= 0 || x2 <= 0)
{
throw new System.ArgumentException("Cannot compute the least " + "common multiple of two " + "numbers if one, at least," + "is negative.");
}
int max, min;
if (x1 > x2)
{
max = x1;
min = x2;
}
else
{
max = x2;
min = x1;
}
for (int i = 1; i <= min; i++)
{
if ((max * i) % min == 0)
{
return i * max;
}
}
throw new System.ApplicationException("Cannot find the least common multiple of numbers " + x1 + " and " + x2);
}
/// <summary> Method that calculates the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of several
/// positive integer numbers.
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="x">Array containing the numbers.
///
/// </param>
public static int lcm(int[] x)
{
if (x.Length < 2)
{
throw new System.ApplicationException("Do not use this method if there are less than" + " two numbers.");
}
int tmp = lcm(x[x.Length - 1], x[x.Length - 2]);
for (int i = x.Length - 3; i >= 0; i--)
{
if (x[i] <= 0)
{
throw new System.ArgumentException("Cannot compute the least " + "common multiple of " + "several numbers where " + "one, at least," + "is negative.");
}
tmp = lcm(tmp, x[i]);
}
return tmp;
}
}
}
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