Test of Mathematics Solution Subjective 37 (from ISI Entrance). The book, Test of Mathematics at 10+2 Level is Published by East West Press. This problem book is indispensable for the preparation of I.S.I. B.Stat and B.Math Entrance.
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Supposed p is a prime Number such that (p-1)/4 and (p+1)/2 are also primes. Show that p=13.
p is not 2 or 3 (otherwise (p-1)/4 would not be an integer).Hence p must be an odd prime. Also p-1 is divisible by 4
p = 4t + 1 (say)
(p-1)/4 = t
(p+1)/2 = 2t + 1
Hence t, 2t+1, 4t+1 are all primes.
If t = 3 then these numbers are 3, 7 and 13.
If t is not 3 then t must produce 1 or 2 remainders when divided by 3 (t is a prime, hence cannot be divisible by 3).
$ \displaystyle {t \equiv 1 \text{mod} 3 \Rightarrow 2t +1 \equiv 3 \equiv 0 \text {mod} 3} $
But 2t +1 is a prime. So it is impossible that 3 divides 2t +1. Hence t cannot be 1 mod 3.
Similarly $ \displaystyle {t \equiv 2 \text{mod} 3 \Rightarrow 4t +1 \equiv 9 \equiv 0 \text {mod} 3} $
But 4t +1 is a prime. So it is impossible that 3 divides 4t +1. Hence t cannot be 1 mod 3.
Therefore we can have no other t such that the given condition is satisfied. Hence t must be 3 and the prime must be 13.
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