TMUA-P2-ARG4-004 — Paper P2 · Negation · Level 2

Options

1. A
   Every prime number greater than $2$ is even.
2. B
   There exists a prime number greater than $2$ that is even.
3. C
   No prime number greater than $2$ is odd.
4. D
   Every even number greater than $2$ is prime.
5. E
   There exists an odd number greater than $2$ that is not prime.

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