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Bezout Numbers

Integers $(\lambda, \mu)$ for $a$ and $b$ such that

\begin{displaymath}
\lambda a + \mu b = \mathop{\rm GCD}\nolimits (a,b).
\end{displaymath}

For Integers $a_1$, ..., $a_n$, the Bezout numbers are a set of numbers $k_1$, ..., $k_n$ such that

\begin{displaymath}
k_1 a_1 + k_2 a_2 + \ldots + k_n a_n = d,
\end{displaymath}

where $d$ is the Greatest Common Divisor of $a_1$, ..., $a_n$.

See also Greatest Common Divisor




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26