Greatest common divisor

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by Anju@Gurome » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:32 am
sivanhas wrote:If R, T and L are positive integers, and R=16T+2L, what is the greatest possible common divisor of R and T?
R = 16T + 2L > T and T cannot have a divisor greater than T.
So, the greatest possible common divisor of R and T is T.

The correct answer is D.
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