Math 170:  Topic 03

Integer specialties (modular division, greatest common factor, least common multiple, factorial, Fibonacci sequence)

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Recognize and appropriately apply the integer topics of modular division, factoring, greatest common factors, least common multiples, factorials, and Fibonacci sequencing.

  1. Correctly recognize and compute with the modular division operator %. For example, give the result of 4524 % 17.
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  2. Correctly factor a positive integer into its prime factors. For example, factor 4275 into its prime factors.
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  3. Correctly compute the greatest common factor of two positive integers. For example, compute the gcf of 324 and 784.
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  4. Correctly compute the least common multiple of two positive integers. For example, compute the lcm of 162 and 324.
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  5. Correctly recognize and compute with the factorial operator !. For example, compute 6!.
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  6. Correctly continue a given Fibonacci-like sequence for at least three more values. For example, given the sequence 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ..., produce the next three values in the sequence.
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August, 2013