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a)gcd( 22 33 55, 25 33 52)= 22 33 52=2700

b)gcd( 2 3 5 7 11 13, 211 39 11 1714)= 2 3 11=66
c) gcd(17, 1717)=17
d) gcd(22 7, 53 13)=1
e) gcd(0, 5)=5
f ) gcd(2 3 5 7, 2 3 5 7)= 2 3 5 7=210

42. gcd(252, 356)=gcd(252,104)=gcd(44,104)=gcd(44,16)=gcd(12,16)=gcd(12,4)=gcd(0,4)

=4

48.
a) 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 7, 7, 11, 11, 11, 11, 13, 13, . . .
a n-k ,, a n have the value n when k is equal to an prime number before and nearest to n
or we can say a n is the nearest prime n
starting with a 1 =2
b) 0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, . . .
a n is the number of primes n
starting with a 1 =0
c) 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, . . .
a n =0 if n is a prime number, a n =1 if n is not a prime number
d) 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, . . .
a n =0 if n is divisible by a square
a n =1 if n is not divisible by a square, and has even number of prime factors
a n =-1 if n is not divisible by a square, and has odd number of prime factors
e) 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, . . .
a n =1 if n is a prime or power of a prime, a n = 0 if it is not
f ) 4, 9, 25, 49, 121, 169, 289, 361, 529, 841, 961, 1369, . . .
a n is squares of the primes