What is the largest positive integer such that is also a positive integer?
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n 2 − n − 1 2 n 2 + 7 n + 1 2 = ( n + 3 ) ( n − 4 ) ( n + 3 ) ( n + 4 ) = n − 4 n + 4 = 1 + n − 4 8 . For n 2 − n − 1 2 n 2 + 7 n + 1 2 to be a positive integer, 8 must be divisible by n − 4 . And the largest n is when n − 4 = 8 ⟹ n = 1 2 .