2. Multiplying and dividing
2020 ◽
pp. 14-37
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‘Multiplying and dividing’ looks at multiples and divisors, focusing on the least common multiple and greatest common divisor of two numbers. We use Euclid’s algorithm as a method for computing the greatest common divisor of two numbers by using the division rule repeatedly. Perfect squares (integers that are the product of two equal integers) feature throughout number theory. Tests are given for divisibility by certain small numbers. An ancient method called ‘casting out nines’, was developed in India in around the year 1000, based on the argument that a number and its digital sum leave the same remainder when divided by 9. We can still use this method to verify the accuracy (or otherwise) of arithmetical calculations.
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2017 ◽
Vol 97
(1)
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pp. 15-25
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2011 ◽
Vol 76
(3)
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pp. 160-180
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2020 ◽
Vol 8
(1)
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pp. 37