Saturday, 17 June 2017

elementary number theory - Show that $gcd(2^m-1, 2^n-1) = 2^ {gcd(m,n)} -1$








I'm trying to figure this out:



Show that for all positive integers $m$ and $n$



$\gcd(2^m-1, 2^n-1) = 2^{\gcd(m,n)} -1$



I appreciate your help,

Thanks.



Note: $\gcd$ stands for the greatest common divisor.

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