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Determine the second smallest prime factor of 13+11+1+23+12+1+33+13+1++20053+12005+1.
(correct answer + 3, wrong answer 0)

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Solution

Let S=13+11+1+23+12+1+33+13+1++20053+12005+1
S=2005r=1(r2r+1)S=16(2005×2006×4011)12(2005×2006)+2005S=5×401×1340009S=5×11×401×121819

Since 2,3,7 does not divide 401 and 121819, the second smallest prime factor is 11.

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