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<h2><a name="InftyLcm"></a>
InftyLcm
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Computes a least common multiple with respect
to the degree valuation.

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Syntax:
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<pre>c := InftyLcm(a, b);</pre>

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<td>quotient field elements</td>
<td><pre>  a,b,c  </pre></td>
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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#InftyVal">InftyVal</a>, <a href="kashref.html#InftyQuotRem">InftyQuotRem</a>, <a href="kashref.html#InftyGcd">InftyGcd</a>

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Description:
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Let a, b \in FF_q(x). This function returns
x^{-max(\nu_\infty(a),\nu_\infty(b))}.

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Example:
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kash> k := FF(5, 2);
Finite field of size 5^2
kash> kx := PolyAlg(k);
Univariate Polynomial Ring in x over GF(5^2)

kash> x := Poly(kx, [1,0]);
x
kash> InftyLcm(x^2+1, x^3+1);
x^2

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