For all positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$,
if $\gcd(ab, c) = d$ and $c | ab$, then $c = d$.
Need help proving this question, I know that $abx + cy = d$ for integers $x,y$
and that $c|ab$ can be $c=q\cdot ab$ but I'm not sure how to apply these facts or if they're even useful in this proof.
Any help to get me started would be great.
Answer
$c|ab$ means that $ab=q\cdot c$, not the other way around!
Therefore, you have $ab=q\cdot c$ and $ab x + c y = d$ which you can rewrite into $$qcx + cy = d\\
c(qx+y) = d$$
Can you continue from here?
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