diff --git a/0005.py b/0005.py
index 4bc0877..3e47a38 100644
--- a/0005.py
+++ b/0005.py
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import util
 
 target = 232792560
 
-def divisible(rng):
+def smallest_multiple(nbrs):
     factors = None
 
-    for num in rng:
+    # get the prime factors of all nbrs, and keep the highest occurence of each unique prime factor
+    # in each number
+    for num in nbrs:
         nums = util.find_prime_factors(num)
+
         count = Counter(nums)
 
         if (factors == None):
@@ -17,16 +20,14 @@ def divisible(rng):
             for key, value in count.items():
                 if (not factors[key] or value > factors[key]):
                     factors[key] = value
+    result = 1
 
-    return factors
+    for key, value in factors.items():
+        result *= key ** value
 
+    return result
 
-factors = divisible(range(1, 21))
-
-result = 1
-
-for key, value in factors.items():
-    result *= key ** value
+result = smallest_multiple(range(1, 21))
 
 print(result)
 print(result == target)