Basics

 

Terminology

  • Common Divisor 공약수
  • Common Multiple 공배수
  • Prime Number 소수
  • Least[Lowest] Common Multiple 최소 공배수
  • Greatest Common Divisor 최대 공약수
  • Identity element 항등원
  • Inverse element 역원
  • Operating rules of real numbers
    • Commutative property 교환 법칙
    • Associative property 결합 법칙
    • Distributive property 분배 법칙

Greatest Common Divisor

The largest positive integer that divides both i and j with no remainder on division
It is also known as the Greatest Common Factor or the Highest Common Factor
두 수가 서로 공통으로 가지고 있는 약수 중 가장 큰 수

Ex) GCD(12, 18)
Divisor of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
Divisor of 18: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
➤ GCD(12, 18) = 6

Prime Number

An integer p is a prime number if and only if its only divisors are 1 and p

Identity Element

Pre-Condition

  • Closed for certain operations
  • Satisfies Commutative property

When the result of operating an arbitrary element a and element e of a set S is a, we call e is the identity for the operation = a number that allows the result of an operation to be itself
연산을 한 결과가 자기 자신이 되도록 하는 수 = a ∈ S, a ⊙ e = e ⊙ a = a ➤ e (e ∈ S)

  • + operation: 0
    Ex) 3 + 0 = 3
  • × operation: 1
    Ex) 7 * 1 = 7

Inverse element

When the result of operating an arbitrary element a and x of a set S becomes the identity e, x is called the inverse of a for the operation = a number that produces an Identity Element
연산한 결과가 항등원이 되도록 하는 수 = a ∈ S, a ⊙ x = x ⊙ a = e ➤ x (x ∈ S)
Ex)
When the operation △ is defined as a △ b = a + b - 3 for all real numbers,
find the identity and the inverse element of 5 for the operation △
a + e - 3 = a
➤ e = 3 (Identity Element)

The inverse element of 5 is x, the result of which is the identity element 3

5 △ x = x △ 5 = 3
5 + x - 3 = 3
➤ x = 1 (Inverse Element)

Operating rules

  • Commutative property: a ⊙ b = b ⊙ a
  • Associative property: (a ⊙ b) ⊙ c = a ⊙ (b ⊙ c)
  • Distributive property: (a ⊙ b) △ c = (a △ c) ⊙ (b △ c)