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Show that if a and b are positive integers, then ab = gcd(a, b) lcm(a, b). [Hint: Use the...

Show that if a and b are positive integers, then ab = gcd(a, b) lcm(a, b). [Hint: Use the prime factorizations of a and b and the formulae for gcd(a, b) and lcm(a, b) in terms of these factorizations.]

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 3.5