Does FCP 4.5 or 5 run on Intel iMac?

Thinking of buying the iMac 2.16GHZ 24inch Intel Core Duo Mac or the iMac 2.4GHZ 24inch Intel Core 2 Duo iMac.
I have FCP 4.5 but might be able to buy FCP 5. I will not be gettingn FCP 6 anytime soon. Will either of FCP 4.5 or 5 work on the intel iMacs?

5.1 will for sure, not sure on anything previous to 5.

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