Number theoryDifficulty 4.3AIMEFind the answerUnited States
Problem:
Call an integer n>1 radical if 2n−1 is prime. What is the 20th smallest radical number? If A is your answer, and S is the correct answer, you will get max(25(1−S∣A−S∣),0) points, rounded to the nearest integer.
A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.
Solution
Solution:
Answer: 4423
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