Now the equivalent contrapositive statement of x ∈ S ⇒ x ∈ P is x ∉ P ⇒
x ∉ S.
Now, we will prove the above contrapositive statement by contradiction method
Let x ∉ P
⇒ x is a composite number
Let us now assume that x ∈ S
⇒ 2x – 1 = m (where m is a prime number)
⇒ 2x = m + 1
Which is not true for all composite number, say for x = 4 because 24 = 16 which can not be equal to the sum of any prime number m and 1.
Thus, we arrive at a contradiction
⇒ x ∉ S.
Thus, when x ∉ P, we arrive at x ∉ S
So, S ⊂ P.