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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _lcm(a, b):
 """ Least Common Multiple between 2 integers. """

    if a == 0 or b == 0:
        return 0
    else:
        return abs(a * b) // gcd(a, b)