23

This number is a prime.

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23 is the smallest and only prime of the form 2x^2 - y^2 and 3x^2 - y^2, where x and y are two consecutive numbers. [Teofilatto]

Submitted: 2004-10-19 21:23:35; Last Modified: 2008-01-30 17:28:00.