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LCM difference
LCM difference
Source: St Petersburg Olympiad 2009, Grade 9, P3
August 30, 2017
number theory
least common multiple
Problem Statement
[
x
,
y
]
−
[
x
,
z
]
=
y
−
z
[x,y]-[x,z]=y-z
[
x
,
y
]
−
[
x
,
z
]
=
y
−
z
and
x
≠
y
≠
z
≠
x
x \neq y \neq z \neq x
x
=
y
=
z
=
x
Prove, that
x
∣
y
,
x
∣
z
x|y,x|z
x
∣
y
,
x
∣
z
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