Finding errors in my LCM proof

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Unfortunately I lack the skills to type this proof up in latex but I'd really appreciate it if someone could read through my proof and finds the errors that I'm pretty sure exist lol. On a side note I know there must be an easier way to prove this problem but I'm still happy with what I've done.

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  • Handwritten proof on lined notebook paper of lcm(a,b) = ab/gcd(a,b), assuming a ≥ b ≥ 2, using common multiples and a quotient k that is shown to equal 1.
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  • Handwritten proof on lined notebook paper, with the first line reading: Since gcd(a,b) times lcm(a,b)... partial transcription not reliable; the page continues with lines about a = dy, b = dx and n dividing d and y, ending with a = n^2 r, b = n^2 s and the words unless n = k = 1.
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Well I actually found the easier way I talked about above working on a different problem lol. If anyone read my proof up there I found that z must equal b/gcd(a,b) thus all common multiples have the form abn/gcd(a,b) as n goes from 1 to infinity.