CEMC Cayley, 2009

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

When three consecutive positive integers are multiplied together, the answer is always

(A) odd (B) a multiple of 6 (C) a multiple of 12 (D) a multiple of 4 (E) a multiple of 5

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