Suppose that n, kare positive integers, both greater than 1 such that n - 1 is prime. Choose all of the statements that must be true. k = 2 k is composite n = 2 0000000 1+n+n²+….. + n² is prime n is composite k is prime n is an odd prime

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Suppose that n, k are positive integers, both greater than 1 such that n - 1 is prime. Choose all of the statements that must be true.
k = 2
k is composite
n = 2
1+n+n² + ... + n²
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n is composite
k is prime
n is an odd prime
nk-1 is prime
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that n, k are positive integers, both greater than 1 such that n - 1 is prime. Choose all of the statements that must be true. k = 2 k is composite n = 2 1+n+n² + ... + n² 000009 n is composite k is prime n is an odd prime nk-1 is prime
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