1 + 1 1 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 2 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 3 3 + 1 + ⋯ + 2 0 0 5 + 1 2 0 0 5 3 + 1
Determine the second smallest prime factor of the expression above.
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What if I asked for its third smallest prime factor? Your solution is close to mine! :D
Can this be done without the use of modular arithmetic?
Ur wrong my Boy, it is 5 bcuz it Should be divisible by 3
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However, the problem asks for the second smallest prime factor. 5 is the smallest prime factor, and 1 1 is the second smallest. :)
A code could also be used to solve this (I'll just post this since there's already a solution posted for doing it manually) :)
This gives 1 1 .
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The generalization of this problem in summation notation is k = 1 ∑ n k + 1 k 3 + 1 which is equal to k = 1 ∑ n ( k 2 − k + 1 ) = k = 1 ∑ n k 2 − k = 1 ∑ n k + k = 1 ∑ n 1 = 6 n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) − 2 n ( n + 1 ) + n = n ( 6 ( 2 n 2 + 3 n + 1 ) − ( 3 n + 3 ) + 6 ) = n ( 3 n 2 + 2 ) with the use of appropriate summation formulas and simplifying. The sum in the problem is obtained by taking n = 2 0 0 5 , giving the value 2 0 0 5 ( 3 2 0 0 5 2 + 2 ) This number is odd, so it is not divisible by 2. It is not divisible by 3, since 2 0 0 5 ( 2 2 0 0 5 2 + 2 ) ≡ 1 ( 3 1 2 + 2 ) = 1 ( m o d 3 ) Obviously, it is divisible by 5, because 5 ∣ 2 0 0 5 (and 5 is the lowest prime factor of the sum).
It is not divisible by 7, since 2 0 0 5 ( 3 2 0 0 5 2 + 2 ) ≡ 3 ( 3 3 2 + 2 ) = 1 1 ≡ 4 ( m o d 7 ) It is divisible by 11, since 2 0 0 5 ( 3 2 0 0 5 2 + 2 ) ≡ 3 ( 3 3 2 + 2 ) = 1 1 ≡ 0 ( m o d 1 1 ) Since 5 is the lowest prime factor of the sum, then 1 1 is the second smallest one.