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Proof Writing & Problem Solving · Easy problem

A draft uses the "fact": if n∣abn \mid ab then n∣an \mid a or n∣bn \mid b, for any integer n>1n > 1. This is true when nn is prime but not in general. What is the smallest n>1n > 1 for which it fails for some positive integers aa and bb?

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