SOLUTION: "With the exception of 2 and 3, every prime number is a multiple of 6, add or take away 1. Is this true?"

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: "With the exception of 2 and 3, every prime number is a multiple of 6, add or take away 1. Is this true?"
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is true, is a number because every prime except and is a multiple
of plus minus .
except for , all primes are numbers
check he first prime numbers
, , , , , , , , and

And so on�
here is one more magic number:
is a magic number because every prime except is a multiple of plus minus

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