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Latest revision as of 12:42, 5 July 2013
Problem
What is the smallest prime number dividing the sum 
?
Solution
Since we want to find the smallest prime dividing the sum, we start with the smallest prime and move up, so first we try 
. Notice that 
and 
are both odd, so their sum must be even. This means that must divide , and so since is the smallest prime, our answer must be 
.
See Also
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