GCD

Find the sum of all prime numbers that divide the greatest common divisor of the numbers

( 6 3 2 4 ) 71 (63^2-4)71 and ( 96 1 2 + 324 ) (961^2 + 324)


The answer is 79.

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1 solution

Aditya Raut
May 23, 2014

The first number ( 6 3 2 4 ) 71 (63^2-4)71 can be expressed as ( 63 + 2 ) ( 63 2 ) 71 = 5 × 13 × 61 × 71 (63+2)(63-2)71=5\times 13\times 61 \times 71

The second number is ( 3 1 2 ) 2 + 4 ( 81 ) = 3 1 4 + 4 ( 3 4 ) (31^2)^2+4(81)= 31^4 + 4(3^4)

And by the Sophie Germain Identity , we get that

a 4 + 4 b 4 = ( a 2 + 2 b 2 + 2 a b ) ( a 2 + 2 b 2 2 a b ) a^4+4b^4 = (a^2+2b^2+2ab)(a^2+2b^2-2ab)

Hence the 2 n d 2^{nd} number is 3 1 4 + 4 ( 3 4 ) = ( 3 1 1 + 2 × 3 2 + 2 × 31 × 3 ) ( 3 1 1 + 2 × 3 2 2 × 31 × 3 ) 31^4+4(3^4) = (31^1 + 2\times 3^2 + 2\times 31\times 3)(31^1 + 2\times 3^2 - 2\times 31\times 3)

3 1 4 + 4 ( 3 4 ) = ( 961 + 18 + 186 ) ( 961 + 18 186 ) = ( 1165 ) ( 793 ) 31^4+4(3^4) = (961+18 + 186)(961+18-186)=(1165)(793)

We can factorize 1165 1165 as 5 × 233 5\times 233 and 793 793 as 13 × 61 13 \times 61

Hence the two numbers we have are 5 × 13 × 61 × 71 5\times 13\times 61 \times 71 and 5 × 13 × 61 × 233 5\times 13\times 61 \times 233

(Observe that 71 233 71\nmid 233 hence we are done)

Thus the GCD of the numbers is 5 × 13 × 61 5\times 13\times 61 and the sum of all prime numbers is 5 + 13 + 61 = 79 5+13+61 = \boxed{79}

Sorry Aditya, I used Geogebra for facrorizing, I think that is allowed

Dinesh Chavan - 7 years ago

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LOL @Dinesh Chavan .... true fun to read that :P

Aditya Raut - 7 years ago

i use microsoftmathematics

math man - 6 years, 7 months ago

I also used Sophie Germain's identity only to factorise the second one.

Bhargav Das - 7 years ago

aargh ! missed the first try took LCM instead of GCdD

Ashu Dablo - 6 years, 8 months ago

Too easy to be a level 4 @Aditya Raut - Don't you think so ? :P

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 8 months ago

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I don't know who gave that, but actually when i had posted (almost 4 months ago as you see), then it was a 10 point question :P

Aditya Raut - 6 years, 8 months ago

"too easy" i see it on my laptop and got mind blown

math man - 6 years, 7 months ago

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