document.write( "Question 827120: Find 4 non-prime positive integers so that the greatest common factor of each pair is 1 and the sum of the 4 integers is as low as possible. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #514237 by Edwin McCravy(20061) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "If all four non-primes can be the same number, \r\n" ); document.write( "then the answer is:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "The four non-prime integers are all 1's.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "The greatest common factor of 1 and 1 is 1, and the\r\n" ); document.write( "sum of the four 1's is 4, which is as low as possible.\r\n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------\r\n" ); document.write( "If you mean that they all must be different, then,\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "1,4,9,25\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Their sum is 39, which is as low as possible.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |