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State a counterexample to the conjecture below if a number is divisible by 6 and 2 then there’s is divisible by 12

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If there's is not divisible by 12 then the  number is not divisible by 6 and 2. Hope this helps.
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Any number that is divisible by 6 is already divisible by 2, but is not necessarily divisible by 12.

Counterexamples include: 6, 18, 30, 42, 54, and so on. You can find more by multiplying 6 by any odd number. However, multiplying 6 by an even number provides another "2" that would make it divisible by 12.
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