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Counterexample

Source: 2019 AMC 10B #2 / 12B #2

February 14, 2019
AMCAMC 10AMC 10 B2019 AMC 10BprimesAMC 12 B

Problem Statement

Consider the statement, "If nn is not prime, then n−2n-2 is prime." Which of the following values of nn is a counterexample to this statement?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>11<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>15<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>19<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>21<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>27<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> 11 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> 15 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> 19 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> 21 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 27
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