Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 1 - Some Basic Concepts of Arithmetic and Algebra - 1.2 - Prime and Composite Numbers - Problem Set 1.2 - Page 14: 95

Answer

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Work Step by Step

If the greatest common factor of $x$ and $y$ is 1, it means that $x$ and $y$ are non-equal primes. Finding the LCM of two non-equal primes only requires that the two primes be multiplied.
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