Math, asked by amnaachu6, 1 year ago

prove that by the method of contradiction any prime no. selected then it is odd

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Answered by kirito151sao
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Answer:

all prime numbers are odd except for 2, this is because all even numbers are divisible by 2

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amnaachu6: but want to prove that..
kirito151sao: divide all odd numbers by 2
Answered by amit2580
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Assume that there is a no. x which is even prime other than 2
But we know that every even no. is divisible by 2
And prime no. are only divisible by 1 and itself only.
Hence, there's a contradiction.
Therefore, our supposition was wrong.
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