Prove the following statement: If for some ne Z>1, 2" - 1 is prime then n is prime. by both contradiction and contrapositive.

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1. Prove the following statement:
If for some n € Z>1, 2" – 1 is prime then n is prime.
by both contradiction and contrapositive.
Hint. Let x, n € Z>o and let 1 ≤ k ≤n, 1 ≤l≤n with n= kl. Then (x-1) is composite:
(x¹ − 1) = (x² − 1) (xl(k-1) + xl(k-2) +...x² +1).
Transcribed Image Text:1. Prove the following statement: If for some n € Z>1, 2" – 1 is prime then n is prime. by both contradiction and contrapositive. Hint. Let x, n € Z>o and let 1 ≤ k ≤n, 1 ≤l≤n with n= kl. Then (x-1) is composite: (x¹ − 1) = (x² − 1) (xl(k-1) + xl(k-2) +...x² +1).
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