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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2016

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Which of the following statements is false?

(A) $12$ is a multiple of $2$ (B) $123$ is a multiple of $3$ (C) $1234$ is a multiple of $4$ (D) $12\,345$ is a multiple of $5$ (E) $123\,456$ is a multiple of $6$

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