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Topic 2 · Number Theory

Chapter 2 · Primes, GCD/LCM & bases

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GCD / LCM
gcd⁡:min⁡ exps,    lcm⁡:max⁡ exps\gcd: \min\text{ exps},\;\; \operatorname{lcm}: \max\text{ exps}
Product identity
gcd⁡(a,b)⋅lcm⁡(a,b)=ab\gcd(a,b)\cdot\operatorname{lcm}(a,b)=ab
Base = polynomial
dk⋯d0‾b=∑dibi\overline{d_k\cdots d_0}_b = \sum d_i b^i
Digit-sum (mod 9)
n≡n \equiv digit sum (mod9)\pmod 9 since 10i≡110^i\equiv1.