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number theory senior

Problem

For any integer , the number of prime numbers greater than and less than is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Observe that for all , since divides , also divides . Therefore, all numbers in the range are composite. Therefore there are 0 primes in that range.
Final answer
A