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Prove that one of every three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 3.

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To prove that one of every three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 3, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the three consecutive integers Let the three consecutive positive integers be represented as: - \( n \) - \( n + 1 \) - \( n + 2 \)
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