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Suppose b = aq + r and also b = as + t, where q ≥ 0, s ≥ 0 and 0 ≤ r < a and 0 ≤ t < a. Suppose r ≥ t. Then 0 = b − b = (aq + r) − (as + t) = (r − t) − a(s − q), so a(s − q) = r − t. But 0 ≤ r − t ≤ r < a. So dividing by a gives 0 ≤ s − q = (r − t)/a < 1. Since s − q is an integer, we must have s − q = 0. Hence s = q and r = t. We can also use well-ordering to prove uniqueness–see Exercise 1. Given numbers a > 0 and b, we say that a divides b if b = aq for some integer q ≥ 0. Thus a divides b if in the equation b = aq + r given by the Division Theorem, the remainder r = 0.
On the other hand, there can be only a finite number of common divisors of a and b since every common divisor of a must divide a, hence is 2. Let a, b be natural numbers. For the fraction ba , let [ ba ] be the greatest integer < ba , and let { ba } be the fractional part: { ba } = ba − [ ba ]. Thus, for example, [ 22 7 ]= 1 22 1 22 22 3, { 22 } = , and = 3 + = [ ] + { }. If b = aq + r where 0 ≤ r < a as in the 7 7 7 7 7 7 Division Theorem, how do q and r relate to [ ba ] and { ba }? 3. Show that if b = aq + r and d is a number that divides both a and b, then d divides r. 4. Let m be the least common multiple of a and b, and let c be a common multiple of a and b.