Divisible By Itself Once More?

Let A A and B B be integers such that

  • A A is divisible by B B ,

  • B B is divisible by A A .

Is it true that A = B A= B ?

Yes, it is true No, it is not true

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2 solutions

Maria Kozlowska
Sep 12, 2016

It works for A = B A=B and A = B A=-B .

Tapas Mazumdar
Sep 15, 2016

Let,

A = B x ~~~~~~~A=Bx

and B = A y B=Ay

So, A = A x y x y = 1 A=Axy ~\Longrightarrow~ xy=1 .

x , y Z \because x,y\in\mathbb{Z} as A A and B B are both integers.

( x , y ) = ( 1 , 1 ) \therefore (x,y) = (1,1) or ( x , y ) = ( 1 , 1 ) (x,y)=(-1,-1)

Which gives us A = B A=B or A = B A=-B .

Hence, A A can be equal to B B but it is not the only case where the statement of this problem holds true.

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