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Neither 1 nor −1 is divisible by a prime number, so both lie outside U. On the other hand, 0∈2Z⊆U. If an integer z has ∣z∣>1, part (a)(i) supplies a prime number p dividing the positive integer ∣z∣; the same p divides z, so z∈pZ⊆U. These cases exhaust Z, proving
Z∖U={−1,1}.​
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