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Is the number a multiple of 8? Write yes or no. 4, 8, 20, 40.WHAT IS MULTIPLE

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Consider two integers
x,y. We say that
x is a multiple of
y if
x is evenly divisible by
y:


(x)/(y) = k,\quad x,y,k \in \mathbb{Z}

Alternatively, we can say that
x is a multiple of
y if there exists an integer
k such that
x = ky

So:

  • 4 is not a multiple of 4, because 4/8 is not an integer.
  • 8 is a multiple of 8, because 8/8=1
  • 20 is not a multple of 8, because 20/8 is not an integer
  • 40 is a multiple of 8, because 40/8=5
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