Take a cube, add one, when is this a prime?

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I just realised, checking some numbers, that this only occurs for $n=1$. I was wondering if there is some general proof for this?






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    $n^3+1=(n+1)(n^2-n+1)$.
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Take
$$
p = n^3 + 1
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I just realised, checking some numbers, that this only occurs for $n=1$. I was wondering if there is some general proof for this?






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    $n^3+1=(n+1)(n^2-n+1)$.
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Take
$$
p = n^3 + 1
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I just realised, checking some numbers, that this only occurs for $n=1$. I was wondering if there is some general proof for this?






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Take
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I just realised, checking some numbers, that this only occurs for $n=1$. I was wondering if there is some general proof for this?






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    $n^3+1=(n+1)(n^2-n+1)$.
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    $n^3+1=(n+1)(n^2-n+1)$.
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$n^3+1=(n+1)(n^2-n+1)$.
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$n^3+1=(n+1)(n^2-n+1)$.
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You can factorize $n^3+1$, so: $$ p= (n+1)(n^2-n+1)$$ so $n+1 = 1$ (so $n=0$) or $n^2-n+1=1$ (so $n(n-1)=0$...)






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  • As an extension to this, $n^2 - 1$ is also never a prime unless $n=2$. Is there a general proof for $p = n^y + z$, more specifically between $y$ and $z$.
    – John Miller
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    Heck of a "hint".
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You can make your understanding stronger by the fact for any odd number $k > 1$, the number $p = n^k + 1$ is never a prime because it is divisible by $n+1$. The cubes or $k = 3$ is a special case of this.






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    You can factorize $n^3+1$, so: $$ p= (n+1)(n^2-n+1)$$ so $n+1 = 1$ (so $n=0$) or $n^2-n+1=1$ (so $n(n-1)=0$...)






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    • As an extension to this, $n^2 - 1$ is also never a prime unless $n=2$. Is there a general proof for $p = n^y + z$, more specifically between $y$ and $z$.
      – John Miller
      3 hours ago






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      Heck of a "hint".
      – fleablood
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    You can factorize $n^3+1$, so: $$ p= (n+1)(n^2-n+1)$$ so $n+1 = 1$ (so $n=0$) or $n^2-n+1=1$ (so $n(n-1)=0$...)






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    • As an extension to this, $n^2 - 1$ is also never a prime unless $n=2$. Is there a general proof for $p = n^y + z$, more specifically between $y$ and $z$.
      – John Miller
      3 hours ago






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      Heck of a "hint".
      – fleablood
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    You can factorize $n^3+1$, so: $$ p= (n+1)(n^2-n+1)$$ so $n+1 = 1$ (so $n=0$) or $n^2-n+1=1$ (so $n(n-1)=0$...)






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    You can factorize $n^3+1$, so: $$ p= (n+1)(n^2-n+1)$$ so $n+1 = 1$ (so $n=0$) or $n^2-n+1=1$ (so $n(n-1)=0$...)







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    • As an extension to this, $n^2 - 1$ is also never a prime unless $n=2$. Is there a general proof for $p = n^y + z$, more specifically between $y$ and $z$.
      – John Miller
      3 hours ago






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      Heck of a "hint".
      – fleablood
      3 hours ago
















    • As an extension to this, $n^2 - 1$ is also never a prime unless $n=2$. Is there a general proof for $p = n^y + z$, more specifically between $y$ and $z$.
      – John Miller
      3 hours ago






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      Heck of a "hint".
      – fleablood
      3 hours ago















    As an extension to this, $n^2 - 1$ is also never a prime unless $n=2$. Is there a general proof for $p = n^y + z$, more specifically between $y$ and $z$.
    – John Miller
    3 hours ago




    As an extension to this, $n^2 - 1$ is also never a prime unless $n=2$. Is there a general proof for $p = n^y + z$, more specifically between $y$ and $z$.
    – John Miller
    3 hours ago




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    Heck of a "hint".
    – fleablood
    3 hours ago




    Heck of a "hint".
    – fleablood
    3 hours ago










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    You can make your understanding stronger by the fact for any odd number $k > 1$, the number $p = n^k + 1$ is never a prime because it is divisible by $n+1$. The cubes or $k = 3$ is a special case of this.






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      You can make your understanding stronger by the fact for any odd number $k > 1$, the number $p = n^k + 1$ is never a prime because it is divisible by $n+1$. The cubes or $k = 3$ is a special case of this.






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        You can make your understanding stronger by the fact for any odd number $k > 1$, the number $p = n^k + 1$ is never a prime because it is divisible by $n+1$. The cubes or $k = 3$ is a special case of this.






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        You can make your understanding stronger by the fact for any odd number $k > 1$, the number $p = n^k + 1$ is never a prime because it is divisible by $n+1$. The cubes or $k = 3$ is a special case of this.







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