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Prove that every two consecutive integers are co-prime.

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Let n and n+1 be two consecutive integers.
Let (n,n+1)=d [ H.C.F. of n and n+1 is d ]
d|n and d|n+1
d|(n+1)n
d|1
d=1
(n,n+1)=1
i.e., n and (n+1) are relatively prime

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