Smallest Prime divisor.

Algebra Level 2

What is the smallest prime divisor of 5 2017 + 1 ? 5^{2017}+1 ?

7 2 11 3 5

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1 solution

Hana Wehbi
Jul 2, 2017

5 5 to the power of any number is odd 5 2017 + 1 \implies 5^{2017}+1 is even 2 \implies 2 is the smallest prime divisor.

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