For every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even intergers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor of h(100)+1, then P is 1. between 2 and 10 2. 10 20 3. 20 30 4. 30 40 5 . greater than 40
Basically, 1) These consecutive natural numbers h(100) and [h(100) + 1] are co-prime, meaning that they do not share any prime numbers as their cofactors. 2) h(100) contains all the prime numbers between 2 (from 2) and 47 (from 94). 3) Then prime numbers among factors of [h(100) + 1] would not include any prime numbers between 2 and 47. 4) Then the smallest prime facotr of [h(100) + 1] is bigger than 47.