Problem:
Find the smallest positive integer that is larger than one integer and smaller than another.
Solution
Solution:
Suppose is our integer. Then we have for some integers and . In particular, is divisible by and is divisible by . By multiplying by , we have , and the smallest integers that satisfy this as well as the previous conditions are , . This yields .
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