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OpenStudy (anonymous):

show that every prime number apart from the first two is of the form 6k+1 or 6k-1 using congruences modulo 6

OpenStudy (rational):

hint : \(2 \mid (6k + 2)\) \(3 \mid (6k + 3)\) \(2 \mid (6k + 4)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

still stuck :/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i tried doing rs = (2k+1)(mod 6) and end up reducing down to 6*a+1=rs, where a is in z

OpenStudy (rational):

In modulo 6, every integer can be expressed in one of the 6 forms : `6k, 6k+1, 6k+2, 6k+3, 6k+4, 6k+5` simply show that four of these forms are always composite

OpenStudy (rational):

can an integer expressed in form `6k+2` ever be a prime ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, 6k is always even, even + 2 is even

OpenStudy (anonymous):

think i have something similar in my notes that ill look at, thanks

OpenStudy (rational):

Yes, similarly `6k+3` can never be a prime for \(k\ne 0\) because it is always divisible by `3`

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