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Prove using congruence: m, m+1, m+2 are three consecutive integers, where m is an integer.
Q- Prove that the product of three consecutive integers is divisible by 6

2007-01-28 16:17:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

2 answers

m, m+1, m+2

product=m*( m+1)*( m+2)

=m^3+3m^2+2m

=0 mod 6

2007-01-28 16:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0 0

Any three consecutive numbers must contain one divisible by 3 and at least one even number. Therefore, the product of the three numbers must be divisible by 6.

2007-01-28 16:39:14 · answer #2 · answered by sahsjing 7 · 0 0

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