Let a and b be any two positive integers. Define the least common multiple of a and b to be the integer ab gcd (a,b) Show that, a) all and bll; b) If m is a positive integer such that alm and blm, then l|m.
Let a and b be any two positive integers. Define the least common multiple of a and b to be the integer ab gcd (a,b) Show that, a) all and bll; b) If m is a positive integer such that alm and blm, then l|m.
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Let a and b be any two positive integers. Define the least common multiple of a and b to be the integer
l = ab gcd (a,b) . Show that,
- a) a|l and b|l;
- b) If m is a positive integer such that a|m and b|m, then l|m.
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