Equivalence Relation on Natural Numbers such that Quotient is Power of Two/One of Pair of Equivalent Elements is Divisor of the Other

Theorem
Let $\alpha$ denote the relation defined on the natural numbers $\N$ by:
 * $\forall x, y \in \N: x \mathrel \alpha y \iff \exists n \in \Z: x = 2^n y$

We have that $\alpha$ is an equivalence relation.

Let $c, d \in \N$ such that $c \mathrel \alpha d$.

Then either:
 * $c \divides d$

or:
 * $d \divides c$

where $\divides$ denotes divisibility.

Proof
That $\alpha$ is an equivalence relation is proved in Equivalence Relation on Natural Numbers such that Quotient is Power of Two.

We are given that $c \mathrel \alpha d$.

, suppose $c < d$.

If $d < c$ then the same argument holds,.

By definition of $\alpha$, we have that:
 * $c = 2^n d$

for some $n \in \Z$.

As $c < d$ it follows that $2^n > 1$.

That is, $n > 0$ and so $2^n \in \Z$.

So by definition $c$ is a divisor of $d$.

The result follows.