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Anyone wanna prove this?

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-04 23:22

Every prime number except 2 and 3 has the form 6q + 1 or 6q + 5 for some integer q. Hint: Use the quotient-remainder theorem to say that n must have one of the forms 6q, 6q + 1, 6q + 2, 6q + 3, 6q + 4, or 6q + 5 for some integer q.

I can never make progress on these damn problems, it seems the only way to do them is if you already know the answer.

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-05 8:34

Seriously, does that prove that all integers have the form 6q + 1 or 6q + 5? I can think of ones that don't, for instance 6 is of the form 6q.

I try to do my own homework, really, but neither the book nor the teacher is of any help on half of the problems assigned, usually. I have a test this week and I need an understanding of the problems I had to skip.

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