GCD of negative integers
Number Theory
Level
2
I have a friend. I gave three distinct negative integers . Then I asked him to calculate the GCD of these integers. In reply, he said that the GCD is negative.
Is he correct?
Yes
No
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1 solution
G.C.D means Greatest Common Divisor
It cannot be negative since 1 divides every number and 1 is greater than all negative numbers.Therefore, in any case GCD of any set of numbers cannot be negative.