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Revision as of 02:34, 13 January 2019

Problem

Find all positive integers $n$ such that $n^3-12n^2+40n-29$ is a prime number. For each of your values of $n$ compute this cubic polynomial showing that it is, in fact, a prime.

Solution

$\{2,4\}$

See Also

2006 UNCO Math Contest II (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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All UNCO Math Contest Problems and Solutions