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Let one odd number be "2m + 1", the other odd number "2n + 1" (where "m" and "n" are integers). All odd numbers have this form. If you multiply this out, you get (2m+1)(2n+1) = 4mn + 2m + 2n + 1. Since each of the first three parts is even, the "+1" at the ends converts the result into an odd number.

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