document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398079>Question 398079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mathmaticians have been searching for a formula that yeilds prime numbers. One such formula was x^2-x+41. Select some numbers for x. Substitute them in the formula, and see if prime numbers occur. Try to find a number for x that when susitituted in the formula yeilds a composite number. Im confused and dont understand. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A composite number is a number which is not prime.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a number that has more that has a factor other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "than itself and one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 is prime because its only factors are 3 and 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 is composite because its factors are 4,2,1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 1,2,3,r,etc. to see if you can find a value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which when substituted into x^2-x+41 gives you a composite number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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