TMUA 2023 Paper 2 Question 4

P2·Number Theory & Divisibility·5.5Official · 2023 · Q4
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A student attempts to answer the following question.What is the largest number of consecutive odd integers that are all prime?The student's attempt is as follows:
I
There are two consecutive odd integers that are prime (for example: , ).
II
Any three consecutive odd integers can be written in the form , , for some .
III
If is one more than a multiple of , then is a multiple of .
IV
If is two more than a multiple of , then is a multiple of .
V
The only other possibility is that is a multiple of .
VI
In each case, one of the integers is a multiple of , so not prime.
VII
Therefore the largest number of consecutive odd integers that are all prime is two.
Which of the following best describes this attempt?

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