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Proof Writing & Problem Solving · Easy problem

Euclid's proof by contradiction assumes the primes are only 2,3,5,7,11,132, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and forms N=2⋅3⋅5⋅7⋅11⋅13+1=30031N = 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 5 \cdot 7 \cdot 11 \cdot 13 + 1 = 30031. No listed prime divides NN. What is the smallest prime that does divide NN?

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