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The contrapositive statement of the statement "If \( x \) is prime number, then \( x \) is odd" is

  1. A If \( x \) is not a prime number, then \( x \) is not odd
  2. B If \( x \) is a prime number, then \( x \) is not odd
  3. C If \( x \) is not a prime number, then \( x \) is odd
  4. D If \( x \) is not odd, then \( x \) is not a prime number.
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(D) If \( x \) is not odd, then \( x \) is not a prime number.

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Given that, if \( \mathrm{x} \) is prime number, then \( \mathrm{x} \) is odd. The contrapositive statement of this statement is:
If \( \mathrm{x} \) is not odd then \( \mathrm{x} \) is not prime.