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From: dhc@exodus.UUCP (David H. Copp)
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Subject: Re: Proof wanted (Spoiler)
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Date: Tue, 1-May-84 10:45:59 EDT
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The author of the previous note requests a proof for the conjecture
"Every positive odd integer >= 3 is the sum of a prime and a power of 2."

The conjecture is false.  The first six counterexamples are
127, 149, 251, 331, 337, 373.
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				David H. Copp