Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2006 / ib / Paper 3 / 4F / i / Solution

This does not define a topology on $\mathbb{Z}$. Every singleton $\{2k\}$ is declared open, but their union over $k\in \mathbb{Z}$ is $2\mathbb{Z}$, an infinite proper subset. It is therefore not declared open, violating closure under arbitrary unions. This is the example that finite subsets do not define a topology on an infinite set. The empty set, whole space and finite-intersection requirements do hold, but they do not compensate for the failed union axiom. This is different from the cofinite topology, which uses finite complements rather than finite sets.