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Look at this formula found by Euler: n2+n+41. It has a remarkable property: for every integer number from 1 to 21 it always produces prime numbers. For example, for n=3 it is 53, a prime. For n=20 it is 461, also a prime, and for n=21 it is 503, prime as well. Could it be that this formula produces a prime number for any natural n?