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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2019

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

For how many positive integer values of $n$ is $n^2 + 2n$ prime?

(A) $0$ (B) $1$ (C) $2$ (D) $3$ (E) more than $3$

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