Prime 31 sequence
Problem of the Week - November 20, 2023
The numbers 31, 331, 3331 are all prime. Unfortunately, this sequence of a string of 3s followed by a 1 does not always give a prime. Find the sum of the prime factors of the first number in this sequence which is not prime.
Problem submitted by Pat Costello, Eastern Kentucky University
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