AMC 12 Mock Exam 5 Problem 16
Problem 16 of 25
For how many positive integers is the greatest common divisor of and greater than ?
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Solution
Let . Then divides the difference . It also divides , so .
If , then , and and . So . Conversely, forces . Hence exactly when .
The values number .
Tagged: gcd of polynomial values via the Euclidean algorithm