primi tra loro

English translation: coprime numbers / relatively prime numbers

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Italian term or phrase:(numeri) primi tra loro
English translation:coprime numbers / relatively prime numbers
Entered by: william wooderson

10:09 May 6, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
Italian term or phrase: primi tra loro
Anyone know what is meant by this, in the context...?

Quale delle seguenti coppie di numeri sono primi tra loro?
a] 18 and 63 b] 15 and 70 c] 14 and 30 d] 13 and 65 e] 10 and 21

Many thanks in advance
william wooderson
Local time: 00:46
coprime numbers / relatively prime numbers
Explanation:
here's the definition in English:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprime
In mathematics, the integers a and b are said to be coprime or relatively prime if they have no common factor other than 1 or, equivalently, if their greatest common divisor is 1.

and here's the corresponding definition in Italian:
http://www.matematicamente.it/formulario_dizionario/dizionar...
Numeri coprimi: due numeri si dicono coprimi se sono primi tra loro, ossia se hanno come divisore comune solo 1



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pleasure. I'm glad I could be of help.
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Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 01:46
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Thank you Adele, and company
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4coprime numbers / relatively prime numbers
Adele Oliveri
5 -1primes numbers between theirs
eraser_ed
4Numbers that don't have any common divisor
Pnina


  

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primes numbers between theirs


Explanation:
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Note added at 15 min (2008-05-06 10:24:13 GMT)
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Prime* Numbers, sorry.


    Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numero_primo
eraser_ed
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Grey Drane (X): Sorry, but that doesn't even sound like real English. Between their what?
17 mins
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Numbers that don't have any common divisor


Explanation:
For example, 9 can be divided by 1, 3, and 9.
16 can be divided by 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.
9 and 16 don't have any common divisor.

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Note added at 40 mins (2008-05-06 10:49:22 GMT)
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9 and 16 don't have any common divisor except 1.
The definition of "numeri primi fra loro" is "Sono quei numeri che non hanno nessun divisore comune, a parte 1. Non devono essere necessariamente primi."
http://it. answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071029100705AAYaWOC

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Note added at 48 mins (2008-05-06 10:57:17 GMT)
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I am adding a quotation.
"The definition of a pair of relative prime numbers is stated that two numbers that don't have any common factor greater than 1."
www.mathlinks.ro/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=1101529

Pnina
Israel
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
numeri primi tra loro
coprime numbers / relatively prime numbers


Explanation:
here's the definition in English:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprime
In mathematics, the integers a and b are said to be coprime or relatively prime if they have no common factor other than 1 or, equivalently, if their greatest common divisor is 1.

and here's the corresponding definition in Italian:
http://www.matematicamente.it/formulario_dizionario/dizionar...
Numeri coprimi: due numeri si dicono coprimi se sono primi tra loro, ossia se hanno come divisore comune solo 1



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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-06 12:41:15 GMT)
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pleasure. I'm glad I could be of help.

Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 01:46
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
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Thank you Adele, and company
Notes to answerer
Asker: This sounds most likely - thank you to everyone, much appreciated!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vladimir Micic
16 mins
  -> thank you Vladimir :-)

agree  Grey Drane (X): and the answer, of course, is "e" in the example given
22 mins
  -> I didn't even think about trying :-D - thanks!

agree  Dana Rinaldi
33 mins
  -> grazie Dana :-)

agree  Judy Almodovar
9 hrs
  -> thanks again :-)
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