Question

The negation of the statement "72 is divisible by 2 and 3" is

• A. 72 is not divisible by 2 or 72 is not divisible by 3
• B. 72 is not divisible by 2 or 72 is divisible by 3
• C. 72 is not divisible by 2 and 72 is divisible by 3
• D. 72 is not divisible by 2 and 3

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

72 is not divisible by 2 or 72 is not divisible by 3

Answer 2

$\sim (p \wedge q) = \sim p \vee \sim q$
$\therefore$ Negation of the given statement is, 72 is not divisible by 2 or 72 is not divisible by 3.