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Six numbers and a prime (Posted on 2006-08-29)

Consider six consecutive positive integers. Show that there is a prime number that divides exactly one of them.

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One Actually Prime?

| Comment 6 of 23 |

In any six consecutive positive integers, is one always a prime? If not, what are the smallest six that are all composite?

Posted by Richard on 2006-08-30 00:26:28

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