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First, note that <math>n</math> does not have a [[prime number]] larger than <math>61</math> as one of its factors. Also, note that <math>n</math> does not equal <math>1</math>. | First, note that <math>n</math> does not have a [[prime number]] larger than <math>61</math> as one of its factors. Also, note that <math>n</math> does not equal <math>1</math>. | ||
− | Therefore, since the prime factorization of <math>n</math> only has primes from <math>2</math> to <math>59</math>, <math>n</math> and <math>P</math> share at least one common factor other than <math>1</math>. Therefore <math>P+n</math> is not prime for any <math>n</math>, so the answer is <math>{\boxed{\textbf{(A)}}}</math>. | + | Therefore, since the prime factorization of <math>n</math> only has primes from <math>2</math> to <math>59</math>, <math>n</math> and <math>P</math> share at least one common factor other than <math>1</math>. Therefore <math>P+n</math> is not prime for any <math>n</math>, so the answer is <math>\Rightarrow{\boxed{\textbf{(A)}}}</math>. |
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 9 August 2019
Problem
You are given a sequence of terms; each term has the form
where
stands for the product
of all prime numbers less than or equal to
, and
takes, successively, the values
.
Let
be the number of primes appearing in this sequence. Then
is:
Solution
First, note that does not have a prime number larger than
as one of its factors. Also, note that
does not equal
.
Therefore, since the prime factorization of only has primes from
to
,
and
share at least one common factor other than
. Therefore
is not prime for any
, so the answer is
.
See Also
1960 AHSC (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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