2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4
Problem
The numbers from 1 to 49 are arranged in a spiral pattern on a square grid, beginning at the center. The first few numbers have been entered into the grid below. Consider the four numbers that will appear in the shaded squares, on the same diagonal as the number 7. How many of these four numbers are prime?
[asy] size(6cm); fill((4,0)--(5,0)--(5,1)--(4,1)--cycle,mediumgray); fill((3,1)--(4,1)--(4,2)--(3,2)--cycle,mediumgray); fill((1,3)--(1,4)--(2,4)--(2,3)--cycle,mediumgray); fill((0,4)--(0,5)--(1,5)--(1,4)--cycle,mediumgray);
label(scale(.9)*"", (3.5,3.5)); label(scale(.9)*"", (4.5,3.5)); label(scale(.9)*"", (4.5,4.5)); label(scale(.9)*"", (3.5,4.5)); label(scale(.9)*"", (2.5,4.5)); label(scale(.9)*"", (2.5,3.5)); label(scale(.9)*"", (2.5,2.5));
draw((1,0)--(1,7)--(2,7)--(2,0)--(3,0)--(3,7)--(4,7)--(4,0)--(5,0)--(5,7)--(6,7)--(6,0)--(7,0)--(7,7),gray);
draw((0,1)--(7,1)--(7,2)--(0,2)--(0,3)--(7,3)--(7,4)--(0,4)--(0,5)--(7,5)--(7,6)--(0,6)--(0,7)--(7,7),gray);
draw((4,4)--(3,4)--(3,3)--(5,3)--(5,5)--(2,5)--(2,2)--(6,2)--(6,6)--(1,6)--(1,1)--(7,1)--(7,7)--(0,7)--(0,0)--(7,0),linewidth(1.25)); [/asy]
Solution 1
First, we fill out the entire grid. We find that the numbers are . The numbers and are prime, so there are prime numbers.
~MathFun1000 (minor edits apex304 and ILoveMath31415926535)
Solution 2
Fill out the entire grid to count that there are prime numbers -apex304
Video Solution by Magic Square
https://youtu.be/-N46BeEKaCQ?t=5392
See Also
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