Difference between revisions of "2019 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2"
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| − | + | {{duplicate|[[2019 AMC 10B Problems|2019 AMC 10B #2]] and [[2019 AMC 12B Problems|2019 AMC 12B #2]]}} | |
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| + | ==Problem== | ||
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| + | Consider the statement, "If <math>n</math> is not prime, then <math>n-2</math> is prime." Which of the following values of <math>n</math> is a counterexample to this statement. | ||
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| + | <math>\textbf{(A) } 11 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 19 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 21 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 27</math> | ||
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| + | ==Solution== | ||
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| + | answer should be 27 (SuperWill) | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | {{AMC10 box|year=2019|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}} | ||
| + | {{AMC12 box|year=2019|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 14 February 2019
- 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
answer should be 27 (SuperWill)
See Also
| 2019 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2019 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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