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Question:
what is the definition a relative prime numbers?
James
Hi James,
Two positive integers are relatively prime if the only integer that divides them both is 1. For example 9 and 20 are relatively prime since they have no common factor except 1. On the other hand 9 and 21 are not relatively prime since 3 divided both 9 and 21.
Penny