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In Exercises 1-6, decide whether each statement is true or false.
For all natural numbers n, 1 is a factor of n, and n is a multiple of n.
Whether the statement “For all natural numbers
Answer to Problem 1T
Solution:
The statement “For all natural numbers
Explanation of Solution
The 1 is a universal factor of
For example:
Let’s take any natural number
The natural number
When
The 19 is completely divided by 1, hence 1 is a factor of 19.
Also, 19 is divisible by 19 itself. (In fact, any natural number is divisible by itself.)
For any natural number
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