Use the definition of divisibility to prove that if a | b and b | c , and c | d then a^3 | bcd.
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Step 1:** Given that a | b, b | c, and c | d, we can write the following: a * n = b for some integer n b * m = c for some integer m c * p = d for some integer p ** Show more…
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