Friday, 12 February 2016

euclidean algorithm - a question on gcd of 2 rational integers being 1 and euclid's lemma



I had a problem with a proof on group and a poster aided me with the proof.
But I had problems understanding the final implication relates to GCD and Euclid's lemma:



(ak)r=eakr=en|krnd|rkdnd|r.



The last implication is due to the fact that gcd(nd,kd)=1 and Euclid's lemma.




Thanks in advance.


Answer



\frac{n}{d}\mid r\cdot\frac{k}{d} means exactly that any prime that divides n/d also divides r\cdot k/d.



Here is where we use Euclid's lemma: if a prime divides the product r\cdot\frac{k}{d}, then it must divide one of the factors. But \gcd(n/d,k/d)=1, so they don't share any prime factors. Therefore, the prime must divide r. This gives \frac{n}{d}\mid r.


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