document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253280>Question 253280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two consecutive positive integers is always divisible by an integer greater than one. What is that number? Why is this true? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185560 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185560\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number is 2. two consecutive numbers are n an (n+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One must be odd and one even. Result therefore always has a factor 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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