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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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re(2): One Actually Prime?

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(In reply to re: One Actually Prime? by Dej Mar)

Thank you for the answer. 91=7*13, and 93=3*31. 91 is the only one that is not a multiple of 2, 3, or 5.

Posted by Richard on 2006-08-30 01:58:18

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