"The product of three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 6". Is.this statement true or false"? Justify your answer.
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Solution
It is True Let a=n(n+1)(n+2)..1 Because out of three consecutive positive integers , one of the integers must be an even integer and one integer as multiple of 3. let n=2pandn+1=3q a=2p(3q)(n+2)=6[(pq)(n+2)]=6mwherem=[(pq)(n+2)]