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Consider the following statements:
1. If `p > 2` is a prime, then it can be written as `4n + 1` of `4n + 3` for suitable natural number n.
2. If `p > 2` is a prime, then `(p -1)(p +1)` is always divisible by 4.
Of these statements:

A

1 and 2 are false

B

1 and 2 are true

C

1 is true but 2 is false

D

1 is false but 2 is true

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B
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