SOLUTION: What does it mean for two nonzero whole numbers to be relatively prime? Thanks for the help!

SOLUTION: What does it mean for two nonzero whole numbers to be relatively prime? Thanks for the help!

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: What does it mean for two nonzero whole numbers to be relatively prime?

Thanks for the help!

This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What does it mean for two nonzero whole numbers to be relatively prime?

It means they share no common factors.
8 and 9 are relatively prime
8 and 10 are not because they are both divisible by 2
Cheers,
Stan H.
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