Generating primes (H). Consider the list of numbers: n 2 + n + 17 , where n first equals 1, then 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…. What is the smallest value of n for which n 2 + n + 17 , is not a prime number? (Bonus: Try this for n 2 − n + 41. You’ll see an amazingly long string of primes!)
Generating primes (H). Consider the list of numbers: n 2 + n + 17 , where n first equals 1, then 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…. What is the smallest value of n for which n 2 + n + 17 , is not a prime number? (Bonus: Try this for n 2 − n + 41. You’ll see an amazingly long string of primes!)
Generating primes (H). Consider the list of numbers:
n
2
+
n
+
17
,
where n first equals 1, then 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…. What is the smallest value of n for which
n
2
+
n
+
17
,
is not a prime number? (Bonus: Try this for
n
2
−
n
+
41.
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