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Write the contrapositive statements to each of the following. Then prove each of them by proving...

Write the contrapositive statements to each of the following. Then prove each of them by proving their respective contrapositives.

a. If x and y are two integers whose product is even, then at least one of the two must be even.

b. If x and y are two integers whose product is odd, then both must be odd.
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