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Let $p$ be a prime number such that $p^2+12$ has exactly $5$ divisors. What is the maximum value of $p$ ?



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    A number with an odd number of divisors must be square.
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Let $p$ be a prime number such that $p^2+12$ has exactly $5$ divisors. What is the maximum value of $p$ ?



I came across this question in a Math Olympiad Competition and had no idea how to solve it






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    A number with an odd number of divisors must be square.
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Let $p$ be a prime number such that $p^2+12$ has exactly $5$ divisors. What is the maximum value of $p$ ?



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Let $p$ be a prime number such that $p^2+12$ has exactly $5$ divisors. What is the maximum value of $p$ ?



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    A number with an odd number of divisors must be square.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    50 mins ago














  • 4




    A number with an odd number of divisors must be square.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    50 mins ago








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A number with an odd number of divisors must be square.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
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A number with an odd number of divisors must be square.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
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Notice that a number that has 5 divisors must be in the form of $q^{4}$ for some prime $q$. So we get:



$q^{4}=p^{2}+12 implies (q^{2}-p)(q^{2}+p)=12$



Then do some casework on it.






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  • The answer I have got is 2(maximum value of P). I think I am right ?
    – Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman
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    @MohammadMizanurRahaman: yes, $p=q=2$
    – Ross Millikan
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Notice that a number that has 5 divisors must be in the form of $q^{4}$ for some prime $q$. So we get:



$q^{4}=p^{2}+12 implies (q^{2}-p)(q^{2}+p)=12$



Then do some casework on it.






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  • The answer I have got is 2(maximum value of P). I think I am right ?
    – Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman
    39 mins ago






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    @MohammadMizanurRahaman: yes, $p=q=2$
    – Ross Millikan
    28 mins ago
















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Notice that a number that has 5 divisors must be in the form of $q^{4}$ for some prime $q$. So we get:



$q^{4}=p^{2}+12 implies (q^{2}-p)(q^{2}+p)=12$



Then do some casework on it.






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  • The answer I have got is 2(maximum value of P). I think I am right ?
    – Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman
    39 mins ago






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    @MohammadMizanurRahaman: yes, $p=q=2$
    – Ross Millikan
    28 mins ago














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Notice that a number that has 5 divisors must be in the form of $q^{4}$ for some prime $q$. So we get:



$q^{4}=p^{2}+12 implies (q^{2}-p)(q^{2}+p)=12$



Then do some casework on it.






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Notice that a number that has 5 divisors must be in the form of $q^{4}$ for some prime $q$. So we get:



$q^{4}=p^{2}+12 implies (q^{2}-p)(q^{2}+p)=12$



Then do some casework on it.







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  • The answer I have got is 2(maximum value of P). I think I am right ?
    – Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman
    39 mins ago






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    @MohammadMizanurRahaman: yes, $p=q=2$
    – Ross Millikan
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  • The answer I have got is 2(maximum value of P). I think I am right ?
    – Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman
    39 mins ago






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    @MohammadMizanurRahaman: yes, $p=q=2$
    – Ross Millikan
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The answer I have got is 2(maximum value of P). I think I am right ?
– Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman
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The answer I have got is 2(maximum value of P). I think I am right ?
– Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman
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@MohammadMizanurRahaman: yes, $p=q=2$
– Ross Millikan
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@MohammadMizanurRahaman: yes, $p=q=2$
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