Number theory · Primes · Modular arithmetic
Let \(p\) be a number such that \(p\) and \(p^{2} + 2\) are both prime. Prove that \(p^{3} + 2\) is prime as well.
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Serbian Municipal Competition 1996, high school grade I, problem 1. Organized by the Mathematical Society of Serbia (DMS).