I know this has been hinted at a previous page but I can't seem to find a complete answer.
we know that gcd from the euclidean algorithm. In a similar way, we know that \gcd(b,m)=bx_2+mx_3 and \gcd(ab,m)=abx_5+mx_6, and so
\frac{\gcd(a,m)\gcd(b,m)}{\gcd(ab,m)}=\frac{(ax_1+mx_2)(bx_2+mx_3)}{abx_5+mx_6}=\frac{abx_1x_3+amx_1x_4+bmx_2x_3+m^2x_2x_4}{abx_5+mx_6}
I don't understand how we can say that it divides without a remainder.
this is not homework. I'm doing this for sports.
Answer
A better way of doing this is to think about it in terms of the definition of GCD. If g = (x, y) then by definition, g\mid x, g\mid y, and if any other number d also divides x and y then that must imply d\mid g.
If you can establish that (ab, m) divides the numerator, then you have (ab, m) c = (a, m)(b, m) for some c \in \mathbb{Z}, and there's your integer right there. Follow Darij's comment for further hints.
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