Mathematics
State True or False :
The multiplicative inverse of an integer is never an integer.
Integers
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Answer
False
Reason
The multiplicative inverse of 1 is 1 and of −1 is −1, which are integers. However, for all other integers, the inverse is a fraction. Hence, it is not true for all integers.
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