How to find the least common multiple of a range of numbers?

Question

Given an array of two numbers, let them define the start and end of a range of numbers. For example, [2,6] means the range 2,3,4,5,6. I want to write javascrip

Answer 1

How about:

// Euclid Algorithm for the Greatest Common Denominator
function gcd(a, b) {
    return !b ? a : gcd(b, a % b);
  }
  // Euclid Algorithm for the Least Common Multiple

function lcm(a, b) {
    return a * (b / gcd(a, b));
  }
  // LCM of all numbers in the range of arr = [a, b];

function smallestCommons(arr) {
  var i, result;
  // large to small - small to large
  if (arr[0] > arr[1]) {
    arr.reverse();
  } // only happens once. Means that the order of the arr reversed.
  for (i = result = arr[0]; i <= arr[1]; i++) { // all numbers up to arr[1] are arr[0].
    result = lcm(i, result); // lcm() makes arr int an integer because of the arithmetic operator.
  }
  return result;
}
smallestCommons([5, 1]); // returns 60