Prove that the product of any three consecutive natural numbers

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Homework Statement



Prove that the product of any three consecutive natural numbers is divisible by 6.

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You said "induction" in your title.
So.. did you try using induction?
 


consecutive means like in order, i.e.

"1,2,3,4,5,6..."
 

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