SOLUTION: I am trying to see if prime numbers occur and does the formula yeild a composite number. X^2 - X + 41 I need to use 0 and 2 even numbers and 2 odd numbers. can you help?

Question 330414: I am trying to see if prime numbers occur and does the formula yeild a composite number.
X^2 - X + 41
I need to use 0 and 2 even numbers and 2 odd numbers.
can you help?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When x=0, which is prime.

When x=1, which is prime.

When x=2, which is prime.

When x=3, which is prime.

When x=4, which is prime.

You can try more numbers, but it turns out that is prime for integer values of x where

When x=41, then which is NOT prime. So it's composite.

and when x=42, then which is NOT prime. So it's composite.
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