MATH STINGER #13 
by Dr. Joel C. Fowler 
Assistant Professor of Mathematics 

Find 100 consecutive numbers, none of which are primes. 
You should explain why your 100 numbers are all non-prime. 
Explain why no number larger than 3 that is one less than a power of 4 
(i.e. 4^2-1=15, 4^3-1=63, 4^4-1=255, etc.) is prime. Explain why no 
number larger than 5 that is 4 more than a fourth power 
i.e. 2^4+4=20, 3^4+4=85, 4^4+4=260, etc.) is prime.

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