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In a variation of Euclid's proof of the infinitude of primes, a mathematician defines a number M=4(p1p2⋯pk)−1M = 4(p_1 p_2 \cdots p_k) - 1M=4(p1​p2​⋯pk​)−1, where p1,p2,…,pkp_1, p_2, \dots, p_kp1​,p2​,…,pk​ are all known odd primes. Which of the following statements must be true regarding the prime factors of MMM?