The product of three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 6'. Is this statement true or false ? Justify your answer.
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Yes this is true.
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One number out of two consecutive integers is divisible by 2. One number out of three consecutive integers is divisible by 3. Hence the product of 3 consecutive integers is divisible by both 2 and 3 and so also divisible by 6.
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One number out of two consecutive integers is divisible by 2. One number out of three consecutive integers is divisible by 3. Hence the product of 3 consecutive integers is divisible by both 2 and 3 and so also divisible by 6.
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let the integer be=x,x+1,x+2
x(x+1)(x+2)=6
x(x+1)(x+2)=1×2×3
compare x=1,x+1=2
so numbers are 1,2,3
hence given statement is true
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