I'm trying to find the smallest common multiple from one array by comparing it to the values in the other by using % num === 0. The answer should be 6, but because each number in the first array is true at least once, they all get returned. How do I find the value that is only true and never false?
let arr = [1, 2, 3]
function test(arr) {
let x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
for (let n of arr) {
return x.filter(k => k % n === 0)
}
}
console.log(test(arr))You need loop over the x array and return the first element that gets divided by every value in arr.
let arr = [1, 2, 3];
function test(arr) {
let x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8];
for (let n of x) {
if (arr.every((a) => n % a === 0)) {
return n;
}
}
}
console.log(test(arr));You can also simply the solution using Array.prototype.find.
const
arr = [1, 2, 3],
test = (arr) =>
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].find((n) => arr.every((a) => n % a === 0));
console.log(test(arr));Note: If x is not sorted, then you will have to sort it first.
const arr = [1, 2, 3],
test = (arr) =>
[8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
.sort((a, b) => a - b)
.find((n) => arr.every((a) => n % a === 0));
console.log(test(arr));Update based on OP's comment
You can use Array.prototype.filter and Array.prototype.some.
const arr = [1, 2, 3],
test = (arr) =>
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].filter((n) => arr.some((a) => n / a === 2));
console.log(test(arr));Filter and intersect
let arr = [1, 2, 3]
let x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
function test(arr) {
let common = []
arr.forEach(n => common.push(x.filter(k => k % n === 0)))
return common.reduce((acc, cur) => acc.filter(e => cur.includes(e)));
}
console.log(test(arr))If x is sorted can use find and every
let arr = [1, 2, 3]
let x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12]
let res = x.find(n => arr.every(a => n%a === 0))
console.log(res)if unsorted x
let arr = [1, 2, 3]
let x = [1, 12, 6, 4, 2, 7, 8]
let res = [...x].sort((a,b)=> a-b).find(n => arr.every(a => n%a === 0))
console.log(res)