Given a natural number c ∈ N. The relation Rc is defined as follows: ∀ a, b ∈ N :  (a, b) ∈ Rc ⇔ (∃ u, v ∈ Z : au + bv = c) . In other words, two natural numbers are in the relation Rc just when the number c ∈ N can be written as their integer linear combination. a) Is the relation  Rc transitive?

Elements Of Modern Algebra
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Chapter1: Fundamentals
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Given a natural number c ∈ N. The relation Rc is defined as follows:

a, b ∈ N :  (a, b) ∈ Rc ⇔ (∃ u, v ∈ Z : au + bv = c) .

In other words, two natural numbers are in the relation Rc just when the number c ∈ N can be written as their integer linear combination.

a) Is the relation  Rc transitive?

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