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What are relatively prime numbers and examples?
What are relatively prime numbers and examples?
SumoHonor
Mon Aug 12 2024
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Could you elaborate on the concept of relatively prime numbers? Can you give some concrete examples to illustrate the idea? It would be helpful if you could explain how they differ from just being prime numbers and what significance they hold in mathematics and potentially, in other fields like cryptography.
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EmmaWatson
Wed Aug 14 2024
These two numbers have no common factors other than 1, which means that they are relatively prime. This can be verified by calculating their gcd, which is indeed 1.
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CryptoPioneer
Wed Aug 14 2024
This means that there exists no other integer that can divide both numbers without leaving a remainder.
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Starlight
Wed Aug 14 2024
This property is often utilized in various mathematical and cryptographic contexts, as it ensures that the integers are independent of each other in a certain sense.
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Valentino
Wed Aug 14 2024
The gcd is the largest positive integer that divides both a and b without leaving a remainder.
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