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Find a counterexample for the statement.
If p is prime, then
p2 + 4
is prime.

User Begui
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If p is prime , then p could be 2.

p² + 4 could also be prime? p = 2

2² + 4 = 4 + 4 = 8, 8 is not prime.

Therefore p = 2 is a counter example. In the sense that p = 2, does not support the statement that p² + 4 which is 8 in this case is a prime.

So p = 2 is a counter example.
User Marcelo Noguti
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