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# For every positive even integer n, the function h(n)

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For every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor of h(100) +2, then p is?

A. between 2 and 20
B. between 10 and 20
C. between 20 and 30
D. between 30 and 40
E. 2
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skamal7 wrote:
For every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor of h(100) +2, then p is?

A. between 2 and 20
B. between 10 and 20
C. between 20 and 30
D. between 30 and 40
E. 2

$$h(100)+2=2*4*6*...*100+2$$. Notice that we can factor out 2 from h(100)+2, thus the smallest prime factor of h(100)+2 is 2: $$h(100)+2=2*(4*6*...*100+1)$$.

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skamal7 wrote:
For every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor of h(100) +2, then p is?

A. between 2 and 20
B. between 10 and 20
C. between 20 and 30
D. between 30 and 40
E. 2

h(100) will have 0 in its unit digit because while doing the calculation of the function we are multiplying by 10 (and 100). So h(100)+2 will have 2 in the units digit so smallest prime factor is 2.
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The answer will be even and thus the SMALLEST prime factor would be 2 (even).
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