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<p>Take any prime number greater than 3, square it, subtract one and divide by 24. Make a statement about what you notice about dividing by 24 (a conjecture) and prove that what you say is always true.</p>
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An interesting little task which gets pupils thinking and allows for plenty of guided discussion. This might be best used either as a starter for an investigation or simply as a settler activity