My iPhone 4 comes on requiring a passcode and I didn't set one up so I am locked out of my phone. What do I do to use my phone?

My iPhone 4 IOS 6.1.3 is locked with a passcode of which I did not setup on my phone. How do I eliminate the passcode so I can use my phone?

If you did not set the passcode, then someone else with physical access to the phone did. It can not set itself.
Plug it into your computer running iTunes and restore it.

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