Challenge 146: Missing Multiples
Can you find any integers that you can be sure will never divide exactly into any of the terms of this sequence?
The terms in the sequence 3, 7, 13, 21, … are calculated by taking the product of two consecutive integers and adding 1, so that the nth term is n(n+1) + 1.
Can you prove that none of the terms in the sequence will be a multiple of 5?
Are there any other integers that you can be sure will never divide exactly into any of the terms of the sequence? Remember to explain how you know.