Prove that for all integers a, k, and n, gcd (a, n) = gcd (a + kn,
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Prove that for all integers a, k, and n, gcd (a, n) = gcd (a + kn, n).
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Introduction to Algorithms
ISBN: 978-0262033848
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Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest
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