If a|b And c|d Then ac|bd

If \(a|b\) and \(c|d\), then there are integers \(e\) and \(f\), such that \(ae = b\) and \(cf = d\). That means:

\[bd = (ae) * (cf) = (ac)*(ef)\]

In other words:

\[bd = (ac)*k\]

where \(k \in ℤ\). This shows that \(ac|bd\).

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