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Max Multiple

Given a divisor and a bound, find the largest integer N such that:

  • N is divisible by divisor.
  • N is less than or equal to bound.
  • N is greater than 0.

It is guaranteed that such a number exists.

Example

For divisor = 3 and bound = 10, the output should be

max_multiple(divisor, bound) = 9

The largest integer divisible by 3 and not larger than 10 is 9.

Solution

py
def max_multiple(divisor, bound):
    return (bound // divisor) * divisor


print(max_multiple(3, 10))

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