
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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A teacher states, "If a whole number \( n \) is not prime, then neither \( n-2 \) nor \( n+2 \) are prime." Find a counterexample to this statement among the following numbers:
(Do not provide choices yet)
**A) 6** 
**B) 9** 
**C) 10** 
**D) 11** 
**E) 15**

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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