IgnacioDeLoyola wrote:
Not sure if my logic is correct, but the way I figured this out was:
Rule: We know that all primes above 3 are in the form of either 6n-1 or 6n+1.
So:
A. 6!-1 -- Here we have 6*5*4,etc -1 (thus, in the form of 6n-1)
B. 6!+21 -- Here we have 6*5*4,etc + 7*3 -> This could be the answer as 21 isn't a prime number
C. 6!+41 -- Here we have 6*5*4,etc + prime number
D. 7!-1 -- Here we have 7*6*5*4,etc - 1 (thus, in the form of 6n-1)
E. 7!+11 -- Here we have 7*6*5*4,etc + prime number
So answer B
Hi IgnacioDeLoyola,
The relation that you wrote is correct, but its reversal is not true. (you are assuming this in options A and D)
All prime numbers are of the form 6n+/- 1 but all numbers of the form 6n+/- 1 are not prime
Example: 7 = 6(1)+1 - Prime
25 = 6(4)+1 - Not Prime
Also, it is not necessary that any number when added to a prime number will be prime (which I feel you are assuming in options C and E)
Example: 7 (prime) +3 (prime) = 10 (not prime)
You should rely on finding the factors if you have to identify that a number is prime or not.