SOLUTION: show that the sum of any consecutive odd whole numbers has any factor of 5.

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Question 368264: show that the sum of any consecutive odd whole numbers has any factor of 5.
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Can't do it. That is because, in general, the sum of two consecutive odd numbers (odd has no meaning unless the numbers are whole) is divisible by 4.

The odd number is . The next consecutive odd number is . The sum is


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