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For every positive evan integer N

by tm03 Sun May 17, 2009 9:23 pm

For every positive evan integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If P is the smallest prime factor of h(100)+1 then P is

Between 2 and 10
10 and 20
20 and 30
30 and 40
greater than 40

Please, could someone explain this problem to me? Thank you in advance for you time.
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Re: For every positive evan integer N

by RonPurewal Mon May 18, 2009 9:52 pm

you would do well to search the forums. this is probably the single most commonly posted question on this entire board; i've probably seen it four times in the last month alone.

here's one of the best threads on it:
post14808.html
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Re: For every positive evan integer N

by tm03 Tue May 19, 2009 12:11 pm

Thank you Ron
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Re: For every positive evan integer N

by JonathanSchneider Thu May 28, 2009 10:31 pm

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