Prove there are infinitely many primes by showing that Qn

Chapter 5, Problem 15E

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Prove there are infinitely many primes by showing that Qn = n! + 1 must have a prime factor greater than n whenever n is a positive integer.

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QUESTION:

Prove there are infinitely many primes by showing that Qn = n! + 1 must have a prime factor greater than n whenever n is a positive integer.

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SolutionStep 1In this problem we have to prove that there are infinitely many primes by showingmust have a prime factor greater than n where n is positive integers.

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