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Prove that squaring a number will give a number that is divisible by 4

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Eight-squared would be equal to 64, which is divisible by four:
64/4=16
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This is not true with every numbers, but here you need only one example, so it could be many, one of them are:

Proof:
Number 6,
--Squaring of 6 = 6² = 36
--Now divide by 4, = 36/4 = 9 [ number is whole, so it is divisible ]

Number 8,
-- Squaring of 8 = 8² = 64
--Now divide by 4, 64/4 = 16 [number is whole, so it is divisible ]

Here, I gave you two examples, but you can create some more, by any even number squaring like, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

Hope this helps!
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