Which of the following is the best way toPROVE or DISPROVE the statement"Every integer greater than 1 has a primedivisor."Show that if there is a positive in-teger greater than 1 with no primedivisors, then a contradiction willarise on smallest such integer.Find an integer n greater than 1that has no prime divisorShow that the numbers(n + 1)! + 2,(n + 1)! + 3,Show that every composite num-ber has a prime divisor.(n+1)! +n+1are all composite numbers.....

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Which of the following is the best way to PROVE or DISPROVE the statement "Every integer greater than 1 has a prime divisor." Show that if there is a positive in- teger greater than 1 with no prime divisors, then a contradiction will Find an integer n greater than 1 that has no prime divisor arise on smallest such integer. Show that the numbers (n + 1)! + 2, (n + 1)! + 3, Show that every composite num- ber has a prime divisor. (n+1)! +n +1 are all composite numbers.

Which of the following is the best way to PROVE or DISPROVE the statement "Every integer greater than 1 has a prime divisor." Show that if there is a positive in- teger greater than 1 with no prime divisors, then a contradiction will Find an integer n greater than 1 that has no prime divisor arise on smallest such integer. Show that the numbers (n + 1)! + 2, (n + 1)! + 3, Show that every composite num- ber has a prime divisor. (n+1)! +n +1 are all composite numbers.

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Which of the following is the best way to
PROVE or DISPROVE the statement
"Every integer greater than 1 has a prime
divisor."
Show that if there is a positive in-
teger greater than 1 with no prime
divisors, then a contradiction will
arise on smallest such integer.
Find an integer n greater than 1
that has no prime divisor
Show that the numbers
(n + 1)! + 2,
(n + 1)! + 3,
Show that every composite num-
ber has a prime divisor.
(n+1)! +n+1
are all composite numbers.
....

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