24. Prove the following multiplicative property of the gcd: a k b h (ah, bk) = (a, b)(h, k)| \(a, b)' (h, k) \(a, b)' (h, k) In particular this shows that (ah, bk) = (a, k)(b, h) whenever (a, b) = (h, k) = 1.
24. Prove the following multiplicative property of the gcd: a k b h (ah, bk) = (a, b)(h, k)| \(a, b)' (h, k) \(a, b)' (h, k) In particular this shows that (ah, bk) = (a, k)(b, h) whenever (a, b) = (h, k) = 1.
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Transcribed Image Text:24. Prove the following multiplicative property of the gcd:
a
k
b
h
(ah, bk) = (a, b)(h, k)|
\(a, b)' (h, k) \(a, b)' (h, k)
In particular this shows that (ah, bk) = (a, k)(b, h) whenever (a, b) = (h, k) = 1.
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