document.write( "Question 330414: I am trying to see if prime numbers occur and does the formula yeild a composite number.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #236812 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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When x=0, \"x%5E2-x%2B41=0%5E2-0%2B41=0-0%2B41=41\" which is prime.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When x=1, \"x%5E2-x%2B41=1%5E2-1%2B41=1-1%2B41=41\" which is prime.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When x=2, \"x%5E2-x%2B41=2%5E2-2%2B41=4-2%2B41=43\" which is prime.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When x=3, \"x%5E2-x%2B41=3%5E2-3%2B41=9-3%2B41=47\" which is prime.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When x=4, \"x%5E2-x%2B41=4%5E2-4%2B41=16-4%2B41=53\" which is prime.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can try more numbers, but it turns out that \"x%5E2-x%2B41\" is prime for integer values of x where \"0%3C=x%3C=40\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When x=41, then \"x%5E2-x%2B41=41%5E2-41%2B41=1681-41%2B41=1681=41%2A41\" which is NOT prime. So it's composite.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and when x=42, then \"x%5E2-x%2B41=42%5E2-42%2B41=1764-42%2B41=1763=41%2A43\" which is NOT prime. So it's composite.
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