prime numbers

[patricialec]

If a and b are prime numbers, what is the greatest common divisor of a4 (4 is suppose to be an exponent) b2 (2 is suppose to be an exponent) and a3 (3 an exponent) b3 (3 an exponent)..? :shock:

 

[Deleted member 4993]

If a and b are prime numbers, what is the greatest common divisor of a4 (4 is suppose to be an exponent) b2 (2 is suppose to be an exponent) and a3 (3 an exponent) b3 (3 an exponent)..? :shock:

\(\displaystyle (a^4b^2) \, and \, (a^3b^3)\)

What is the common factor between those two terms?

 

[patricialec]

a3 (exponent and b2 exponent)? But I'm not fully sure why? :shock: