2022 AMC 12B Problem 3
Problem 3 of 25EasierAlgebraNumber Theory
How many of the first ten numbers of the sequence are prime numbers?
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Solution
The th term consists of ones, then a then ones. It factors as a repunit times a number of the form and in general the th term equals
For every both factors exceed so every term is composite. None of the ten numbers is prime.
Thus, the correct answer is A.