SOLUTION: Prove or Disprove: For all integers a and n, if (a divides nē) and a < n, then (a divides n).

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Question 911219: Prove or Disprove: For all integers a and n, if (a divides nē) and a < n, then (a divides n).
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False.

e.g. let a = 4, n = 10. 4 divides 100, but 4 does not divide 10.