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Is 1 a multiple of every number?

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Is 1 a multiple of every number?

by pdshah » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:22 pm
I know 1 is a factor of every number, but is 1 also a multiple of every number? Jeff Sackman's note on one of the answer seem to suggest so.
In other words, 1, 6 and 12 are the three lowest multiples of 6?
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by [email protected] » Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:53 pm
We know for the quantities a and b, we say that b is a multiple of a if b = na for some integer n.
According to you, 1=na, where a is any number. Do you think it is possible?
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by pdshah » Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:23 pm
Thanks Guha
As I said, Sackman's note might have said it. I always knew 1 is a factor of everything but only multiple of itself but one of the Sackman's answer led me to think that wasn't right. However, in Sackman's defense, his answer wasn't necessarily saying 1 IS the multiple of 4 or 5; I will take the blame. Guess I was reading it wrong. I realized that I was wrong the minute I posted it.
Thanks anyways.
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