A student claims: *'Every prime number greater than 3 can be written as for some whole number .'* Which prime is a counterexample?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: , , and all have the form .
  2. Step 2: is a prime greater than and is not of the form , so it is a counterexample.
Answer
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Why not the others: Primes greater than have the form , so some are of the form , as shows.

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