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==
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{{AMC10 box|year=2019|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
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{{AMC12 box|year=2019|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
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{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 12:20, 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 $n$ is not prime, then $n-2$ is prime." Which of the following values of $n$ is a counterexample to this statement.

$\textbf{(A) } 11 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 19 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 21 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 27$

Solution

answer should be 27 (SuperWill)

See Also

2019 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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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