freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/08-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-5-smallest-multiple.english.md

---
id: 5900f3711000cf542c50fe84
challengeType: 5
title: 'Problem 5: Smallest multiple'
---

## Description
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2520 is the smallest number that can be divided by each of the numbers from 1 to 10 without any remainder.
What is the smallest positive number that is evenly divisible by all of the numbers from 1 to <code>n</code>?
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: <code>smallestMult(5)</code> should return 60.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(smallestMult(5), 60, '<code>smallestMult(5)</code> should return 60.');
  - text: <code>smallestMult(7)</code> should return 420.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(smallestMult(7), 420, '<code>smallestMult(7)</code> should return 420.');
  - text: <code>smallestMult(10)</code> should return 2520.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(smallestMult(10), 2520, '<code>smallestMult(10)</code> should return 2520.');
  - text: <code>smallestMult(13)</code> should return 360360.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(smallestMult(13), 360360, '<code>smallestMult(13)</code> should return 360360.');
  - text: <code>smallestMult(20)</code> should return 232792560.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(smallestMult(20), 232792560, '<code>smallestMult(20)</code> should return 232792560.');

```

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## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function smallestMult(n) {
  // Good luck!
  return true;
}

smallestMult(20);
```

</div>



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## Solution
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```js
function smallestMult(n){
  function gcd(a, b) {
    return b === 0 ? a : gcd(b, a%b); // Euclidean algorithm
  }

  function lcm(a, b) {
    return a * b / gcd(a, b);
  }
  var result = 1;
  for(var i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
    result = lcm(result, i);
  }
  return result;
}
```

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