What is the author's primary purpose in writing this passage?
What does Machiavelli most want the reader to know?
What is his secondary purpose?
How does Machiavelli work to achieve his secondary
purpose?

To persuade

How to maintain power

To inform the reader

By providing explanations

Step-by-step explanation: just did the assignment

(n^3 - n)

= n(n-1)(n+1)

since it is divisible by 3 and 2 ,because it is a multiple 3 consecutive number

if, n-1 is odd then n+1 is also odd, then it is a multiple of 9

but if, n-1 is even then n+1 is also even, then it is a multiple of 4

so, largest multiple = max(9*2, 4*3) = max(18, 12) = 18

honesty mood

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