SOLUTION: The greatest common divisor of (3^3^333+1) & (3^3^334+1) is which of the following: (a)2 (b)1 (c)3^3^333 (d)20

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Question 1072154: The greatest common divisor of (3^3^333+1) & (3^3^334+1) is which of the following:
(a)2
(b)1
(c)3^3^333
(d)20
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Since exponentiation is not associative,
there is no way to tell whether this:

(3^3^333+1) & (3^3^334+1)

which is this:



means this:



or whether it means this:



Edwin