Let Ln(k) denote the least common multiple of k independent random integers uniformly chosen in {1, 2, . . . , n}. In this note, using a purely probabilistic approach, we derive a criterion for the convergence in distribution as n → ∞ of f (Ln(k)) n rk for a wide class of multiplicative arithmetic functions f with polynomial growth r > −1. Furthermore, we identify the limit as an infinite product of independent random variables indexed by prime numbers. Along the way, we compute the generating function of a trimmed sum of independent geometric laws, occurring in the above infinite product. This generating function is rational; we relate it to the generating function of a certain max-type Diophantine equation, of which we solve a generalized version. Our results extend theorems by Wintner (1939), Fernández andFernández (2013) and Hilberdink and Tóth (2016).