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There is a number that fulfills all of the following criteria/rules: 1. It is prime. 2. It is a whole number...........

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There is a number that fulfills all of the following criteria/rules:

  1. It is prime.
  2. It is a whole number.
  3. It is greater than or equal to 1.
  4. If you double it, square it, and add itself to it, you get the same single digit even number answer for each operation.

What is this number?

posted Feb 12, 2016 by Ankur Athari

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Ans is 2
It is prime number,whole number and greater than 1.
2x2=4,
2^2=4,
2+2=4
and 4 is same single digit even number.

answer Feb 12, 2016 by Jaikumar Bhatia
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The number is 2
2*2=4
2^2=4
2+2=4
3 is wrong and 1 is not a prime.

answer Feb 13, 2016 by anonymous
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ANSWER IS 2
GREATER THAN 1

answer Feb 15, 2016 by Kay Kay



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