Determine whether the statement is true or false.
-If the least common multiple of $\mathrm { p }$ and $\mathrm { q }$ is smaller than $\mathrm { pq }$, then $\mathrm { p }$ and $\mathrm { q }$ have a common factor other than 1 .

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If the least common multiple (LCM) of $p$ and $q$ is smaller than their product $pq$, it implies that $p$ and $q$ share a common factor greater than 1, since the LCM of two numbers is their product divided by their greatest common divisor (GCD) greater than 1.

Determine Whether the Statement Is True or False p\mathrm { p }p

Determine Whether the Statement Is True or False $\mathrm { p }$