Prove or disprove: Let a and b be integers and let p be a prime number. if p | ab then p | a or p | b.

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Q: . Homework. Let a and b be integers. If 7 | (17a +256), prove that 7 | (10a+11b).

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Q: Jse a direct proof to show that if n² is an odd integer, then n* is also an odd integer.

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Q: (a) For all integers a, b, and c with a # 0, if a | b, then a | (bc).

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Q: Prove the statement below directly from the definition of divisibility. For all integers a, b, and…

A: Suppose a|b and a|c. This means that there are numbers f and g such that af=b and ag=c.

Q: let a and b be integers. Show: if a * b is odd, then a is odd and b is odd

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Q: 8. Let a, b, and c be integers. The show that alb a|bc

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