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Suppose m and n are integers. Then 2m+1 is an odd number and 2n is an even number.(2m + 1) * 2n = 4mn + 2n = 2*(2mn + 1).

Since m and n are integers, the closure of the set of integers under multiplication and addition implies that 2mn + 1 is an integer. Thus the product is a multiple of 2: that is, it is even.

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