

Let two consecutive positive integers are n - 1 and n
Now, product of two integers = n(n - 1) = n2 - n
Case 1: when n is even
Let n = 2q
Now, n2 - n = (2q)2 - 2q
= 4q2 - 2q
= 2q(2q - 1)
which is divisible by 2
Hence, the product n2 - n is divisible by 2
Case 2: when n is odd
Let n = 2q + 1
Now, n2 - n = (2q + 1)2 - (2q + 1)
= 4q2 + 4q + 1 - 2q - 1
= 4q2 + 2q
= 2q(2q + 1)
which is divisible by 2
Hence, the product n2 - n is divisible by 2
Hence, we can conclude that the product of two consecutive integers is divisible by 2
