LCM= 40
factors of 5- 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40*
factors of 8- 8, 16, 24, 32, 40*
The answer is 4,162 for 564+3,598
I believe it is proposition
The variable a cannot be zero because that would make -9a = zero and 8 divided by zero is indeterminate.