Is 6 a Factor of n+3?

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by palvarez » Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:40 am
Is n +3 = 0 (mod 6) or n = 3 (mod 6)

1. n = 0 (mod 6) Sufficient
2. n = 0 (mod 6) Sufficient.



0 = 0 (mod 2), hence 0 is even

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by apoorva.srivastva » Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:05 am
palvarez wrote:Is n +3 = 0 (mod 6) or n = 3 (mod 6)

1. n = 0 (mod 6) Sufficient
2. n = 0 (mod 6) Sufficient.



0 = 0 (mod 2), hence 0 is even
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