I dont know how to do the quote format.. this is my first issue though: "A positive number that's divisible by 2,3,...,10 is 2*3*...*10 because 2,3,...,10 are all factors of that number." I don't understand how one came up with that conclusion and by divisible you mean without a remainder? Is it because you multiplied them all together that dividing by one of the numbers puts you in the same place you started before multiplying?
"But since 2 and 4 are factors of 8 it follows that 2, 4 and 8 will also be factors of 3*5*6*7*8*9*10." I have no idea how this "follows"; same with 3 and 5... esp. 5 because you remove 10 instead. Why didn't you remove 9 instead of 3? This is not confusing at all.
And why does "6 divide 5*7*8*9" but "7 does not divide 5*8*9"? Did you do the math to determine this or can this be explained without trial and error?
There are still assumptions in this solution, but thanks for trying to explain, though.
And I've already ordered that Math and Science book. Thank you.
I dont know how to do the quote format.. this is my first issue though: "A positive number that's divisible by 2,3,...,10 is 2*3*...*10 because 2,3,...,10 are all factors of that number." I don't understand how one came up with that conclusion and by divisible you mean without a remainder? Is it because you multiplied them all together that dividing by one of the numbers puts you in the same place you started before multiplying?
"But since 2 and 4 are factors of 8 it follows that 2, 4 and 8 will also be factors of 3*5*6*7*8*9*10." I have no idea how this "follows"; same with 3 and 5... esp. 5 because you remove 10 instead. Why didn't you remove 9 instead of 3? This is not confusing at all.
And why does "6 divide 5*7*8*9" but "7 does not divide 5*8*9"? Did you do the math to determine this or can this be explained without trial and error?
There are still assumptions in this solution, but thanks for trying to explain, though.
And I've already ordered that Math and Science book. Thank you.
Yes.
3*5*6*7*8*9*10 = 3*5*6*7*(2*4)*9*10 => 2, 4 and 8 are factors.
If 10 = 2*5 then 2 and 5 are factors. So that's what I'm doing above.
If I removed 9 then 9 would no longer be a factor of what remains. There's no way to make a 9 with what remains.
Because we can take a 2 from 8 and a 3 from 9 to show that 6 is a factor, i.e. 5*7*8*9 = 5*7*4*(2*3)*3 = 5*7*4*6*3.
5*8*9 = 5*2*2*2*3*3, see no 7's :).
I see. This makes more sense. Thank you.
You're welcome.