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(a) If a and b are positive integers, then show that lcm(a, b) ≤ ab. (b)...

(a) If a and b are positive integers, then show that lcm(a, b) ≤ ab.

(b) If a and b are positive integers, then show that lcm(a, b) is a multiple of gcd(a, b).

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