lcms(numberArray)

function output = lcms(numberArray)

numberArray = reshape(numberArray, 1, []);

%% prime factorization array
for i = 1:size(numberArray,2)
    temp = factor(numberArray(i));
   
    for j = 1:size(temp,2)
        output(i,j) = temp(1,j);
    end
end

%% generate prime number list
p = primes(max(max(output)));
%% prepare list of occurences of each prime number
q = zeros(size(p));

%% generate the list of the maximum occurences of each prime number
for i = 1:size(p,2)
    for j = 1:size(output,1)
        temp = length(find(output(j,:) == p(i)));
        if(temp > q(1,i))
            q(1,i) = temp;
        end
    end
end

%% the algorithm
z = p.^q;

output = 1;

for i = 1:size(z,2)
    output = output*z(1,i);
end