2019 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2
- The following problem is from both the 2019 AMC 10B #2 and 2019 AMC 12B #2, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Consider the statement, "If is not prime, then
is prime." Which of the following values of
is a counterexample to this statement?
Solution
Since a counterexample must be when n is not prime, n must be composite, so we eliminate A and C. Now we subtract 2 from the remaining answer choices, and we see that the only time is
prime is when
, which is
.
See Also
2019 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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