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United States competition problems

Number theory Difficulty 4.2 AIME Find the answer United States

Problem:
What is the smallest positive integer $x$ for which $x^{2}+x+41$ is not a prime?

Your answer

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

Solution:
40

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