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Question
The product of any three consecutive numbers is always divisible by 6. Justify this statement with an example
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Solution 1
Yes.
Because one of every two consecutive integers is even and so the product of three consecutive integers is even and divisible by 2.
Also one of every 3 consecutive integers is divisible by 3.
Product of any three consecutive integers is divisible by 6.
Example: 5 × 6 × 7
Solution 2
2 × 3 × 4 = 24, which is divisible by 6
9 × 10 × 11 = 990, which is divisible by 6
20 × 21 × 22 = 9240, which is divisible by 6.
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