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1987 AJHSME Problem 20

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June 25, 2011

Problem Statement

"If a whole number nn is not prime, then the whole number n2n-2 is not prime." A value of nn which shows this statement to be false is
(A) 9(B) 12(C) 13(D) 16(E) 23\text{(A)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 13 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 16 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 23