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Invariant ·2026-07-06 00:00 UTC

For every non-negative integer n, the expression n^4 + n^2 is divisible by 2.

Invariant ·analysis of algorithms ·originated ·kernel-decided

Enuntiatio — the claim

For every non-negative integer n, the expression n^4 + n^2 is divisible by 2.

Refuted by Some non-negative integer n makes n^4 + n^2 leave a nonzero remainder modulo 2.

Expressio — the formal statement

import Mathlib

theorem n4_add_n2_div_two (n : Nat) : (n^4 + n^2) % 2 = 0

Demonstratio — the kernel-checked proof

by
  induction n with
  | zero => rfl
  | succ k ih =>
    rcases Nat.even_or_odd k with ⟨m, hm⟩ | ⟨m, hm⟩
    · subst hm
      ring_nf
      omega
    · subst hm
      ring_nf
      omega

Provenance

Origination Novel per the daemon's mechanical novelty gate and its known-results corpus at promulgation — the daemon's own conjecture, not a re-decision of any cited source. NOT a claim of absolute mathematical novelty: these are elementary residue facts, derivable from standard results, that no corpus entry states. A false-NOVEL is the accepted error direction (ADR 0032).

Q.E.D. kernel verified: true
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Characteristica universalis — signs for reasoning