SOLUTION: if c is the product of consecutive intergers A and B, then c must be

Question 628037: if c is the product of consecutive intergers A and B, then c must be

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If A is even, then B must be odd.

If A is odd, then B must be even.

So either way, you're multiplying an even number and an odd number (in either order)

In general

Even x Odd = Even

examples:

2*3 = 6
5*14 = 70
23*8 = 184
19*16 = 304

So c must be __even__

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