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Prove or disprove the following: if p and q are prime numbers then pq-2 is also a prime number Show all steps

Name: prove or disprove the following if p and q are prime numbers then pq 2 is also a prime number show all steps 10274
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Description: prove or disprove the following if p and q are prime numbers then pq 2 is also a prime number show all steps 10274

          Prove or disprove the following:
if p and q are prime numbers then pq-2 is also a prime
number
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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

James Stewart 8th Edition

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Solved by Expert Adi S

06/23/2023

Step 1

In this case, pq - 2 = (2)(3) - 2 = 4, which is not a prime number since it is divisible by 2. So, the statement is not true for all prime numbers. Show more…

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