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प्रश्न
In the set N of natural numbers, define the binary operation * by m * n = g.c.d (m, n), m, n ∈ N. Is the operation * commutative and associative?
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उत्तर
The operation is clearly commutative since
m * n = g.c.d (m, n) = g.c.d (n, m) = n * m ∀ m, n ∈ N.
It is also associative because for l, m, n ∈ N, we have
l * (m * n) = g. c. d (l, g.c.d (m, n))
= g.c.d. (g. c. d (l, m), n)
= (l * m) * n.
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