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1.1 Proof by Contradiction

1.1 Proof by Contradiction

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Question 52

A cybersecurity algorithm generates security keys using integers of the form n=6k−1n = 6k - 1n=6k−1, where k∈Zk \in \mathbb{Z}k∈Z.

Prove by contradiction that there is no greatest integer of this form.

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