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any even number can be divided by 2 until it reaches 1. any odd number ends in 1,3,5,7,9. Any of those numbers multiplied by 3 and added to 1 ends in an even number. I don't get why this is hard?


> any even number can be divided by 2 until it reaches 1.

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>any even number can be divided by 2 until it reaches 1.

It's hard because this is wrong.

18 is an even number. 18/2 is 9. 9 can no longer be divided by 2 and is not one.


>any even number can be divided by 2 until it reaches 1.

What do you mean by that?


They thought all even numbers are powers 2


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