diff --git a/algebra/gcd/python/gcd.py b/algebra/gcd/python/gcd.py
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+"""
+    euclid_gcd(0 is used to find the gcd of two numbers using euclidean algorithm
+    @input: a, b numbers
+    @output gcd(a,b)
+"""
+
+def euclid_gcd(a, b):
+    if a < b:
+        return euclid_gcd(b, a)
+
+    while b != 0:
+        (a, b) = (b, a%b)
+
+    return a
diff --git a/algebra/gcd/python/lcm.py b/algebra/gcd/python/lcm.py
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+"""
+    euclid_gcd() is used to find the gcd of two numbers using euclidean algorithm
+    @input: a, b numbers
+    @output gcd(a,b)
+"""
+
+def euclid_gcd(a, b):
+    if a < b:
+        return euclid_gcd(b, a)
+
+    while b != 0:
+        (a, b) = (b, a%b)
+
+    return a
+"""
+    lcm() is used to return the least common multiple between two numbers
+    @input: a, b numbers
+    @output: lcm(a, b)
+"""
+
+def lcm(a, b):
+    gcd = euclid_gcd(a, b)
+    return (a*b)/gcd