Greatest common divisor question

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The discussion focuses on finding the greatest common divisor (gcd) of a student’s ID number M with respect to the numbers 2010 and 271. It establishes that gcd(M, 2010) must be greater than 271, leading to the conclusion that the possible values for gcd(M, 2010) are 335, 402, 670, 1005, and 2010. Furthermore, it is determined that M must be a multiple of both 271 and 67, which helps narrow down the possible values of M within the range of 10020000 to 10030000.

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Homework Statement



(b) Suppose a certain student’s ID number M satisfies
gcd(M, 2010) > gcd(M, 271) > 1.
Find all possible values for gcd(M, 2010). Be sure to explain your reasoning. [Note:
both 271 and 67 are prime.]
(c) Suppose that the ID number M from part (b) lies between 10020000 and 10030000.
Find M. Be sure to explain your reasoning.

The Attempt at a Solution



So I got b) (I think), gcd(M, 2010) must be greater than 271, as 271 is prime so gcd(M, 271) must be 1 or 271, and it's greater than 1. So I found all the divisors of 2010 which are greater than 271. (Being 2010, 1005, 670, 402, and 335) I think that's correct, though I'm not entirely sure.

As for c), I really have no idea how to find that, and was hoping for a nudge in the right direction
 
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You know that M is a multiple of both 271 and 67. So M = 67 * 271 * k, for some integer k. You also have 10020000 <= M <= 10030000. What does this tell you about k?
 
Sorry I don't understand where the 67 is coming from. That confused me in the note too
 
You wrote that gcd(M, 2010) = 335, 402, 670, 1005 or 2010. Notice that all of these numbers are multiples of 67.
 
Oh got it, thanks for the help!
 

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