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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2020

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

What is the largest prime factor of $106^2 - 15^2$ ?

(A) $3$ (B) $7$ (C) $11$ (D) $13$ (E) $17$

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