Answer
False
Work Step by Step
2^(2^5) + 1 = 4294967297
which equals 641×6,700,417, which means it has 2 factors either than the 1 which makes it a composite, not a prime.
Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition
by Epp, Susanna S.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-49539-132-6
Chapter 4 - Elementary Number Theory and Methods of Proof - Exercise Set 4.1 - Page 163: 63
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