A prime number of the form $10^n+1$

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Find all positive integers $n$ and prime $p$ such that

$$10^n+1=p$$

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Probably , the only primes of the form $$10^n+1$$ are $2,11$ and $101$. If there is another such prime, the exponent must be a power of $2$ and exceed $10^6$

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