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Divisibility

Definition

Let aa and bb be integers. The integer aa divides bb when there is an integer kk such that b=akb = a k. The notation a∣ba \mid b means that aa divides bb, and a∤ba \nmid b means that it does not. When a∣ba \mid b, aa is a divisor (or a factor) of bb, and that bb is a multiple of aa.

Remarks

Each integer divides 00, because 0=a⋅00 = a \cdot 0. The integer 00 divides only 00. The integers 11 and −1-1 divide each integer. If a∣ba \mid b and b∣cb \mid c, then a∣ca \mid c. On the natural numbers, divisibility is a partial order. If a∣ba \mid b and a∣ca \mid c, then a∣(xb+yc)a \mid (x b + y c) for all integers xx and yy.

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