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Seven Consecutive Composite Numbers

The document provides 8 counterexamples to false mathematical statements. Each counterexample consists of selecting a number that satisfies the conditions stated in the false statement but leads to a result that contradicts the conclusion. For example, the document shows that 66 is a counterexample to the statement "If n is a whole number, then n^2+n+11 is a prime number" because 66 satisfies the condition of being a whole number but results in 4422 which is not prime.

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Seven Consecutive Composite Numbers

The document provides 8 counterexamples to false mathematical statements. Each counterexample consists of selecting a number that satisfies the conditions stated in the false statement but leads to a result that contradicts the conclusion. For example, the document shows that 66 is a counterexample to the statement "If n is a whole number, then n^2+n+11 is a prime number" because 66 satisfies the condition of being a whole number but results in 4422 which is not prime.

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Bea Marie V.

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Exercise 6. Give counterexamples to each of the following false statements.

1. If n is a whole number, then n2+n+11 is a prime number.

Let n = 66
(66)^2 + 55 + 11 = 4422
66 is a counterexample since it is a whole number that results to 4422, and since 4422 is not a prime number, it
is proven that 66 is a counterexample.
2. If a number is divisible by 15, then it is an odd number.

Let n = 90
N ÷ 15
90 ÷ 15
=4
90 is an even number and is divisible by 15, therefore 90 is a counter example.

3. If a number is divisible by 3, then it is also divisible by 15.

Let n = 6
3÷3=1
3 ÷ 15 = 0.2
3 is a counterexample since it is divisible by 3 but not divisible by 15

4. If a positive number is decreased by 20, then the result is a positive number.

Let n = 5
5 – 20 = -15
5 subtracted by 20 results to a negative difference which is why 5 is a counterexample

5. If a negative number is increased by 10, then the result is a positive number.

Let n = -15
-15 + 10 = -5
-15 increased by 10 resulted to a negative number therefore -5 is a counterexample

6. If a number is divisible by both 2 and 10, then it is also divisible by 20.

Let n = 30
30 ÷ 2 = 15
30 ÷ 10 = 3
30 ÷ 20 = 1.5
30 is a counterexample since it divisible by both 2 and 10 but not divisible by 20

7. If a number divisible by 3 is multiplied to another number divisible by 3, then the result is odd.

Let a = 6 let b = 9
(6)(9) = 54
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The product of two numbers divisible by 3 which are 6 and 9 is an even number therefore 54 is a
counterexample

8. If a number divisible by 5 is multiplied to another number divisible by 5, then the result is even.

Let a = 15 let b = 25
(15)(25) = 375
The product of two numbers divisible by 5 which are 15 and 15 is an odd number therefore 375 is a
counterexample

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