Which of the following is true for every positive integer ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. is even

  1. Step 1: is odd for every , so is even.
  2. Step 2: Counterexamples to the rest: ; ; is not divisible by ; is not divisible by .
Answer
is even.
Why not the others: A single value of breaks each of the other four statements.

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