Asked by Laurel

What are consecutive numbers? I don't get this question, "Is it possible that 3 consecutive numbers can be prime factors?
Answered by Alexa
They are numbers that follow each other. "5, 6, 7, 8..." are consecutive numbers. They are numbers that have a sequence.
Answered by bobpursley
consective numbers are numbers in order, such as 6,7,8 or 11,12,13

So the question is can all three be prime? My question is to you will one of them be even? The only even number that is prime is 2.

Answered by Reiny
consecutive numbers are one value apart
e.g. 5 6 7 or 123 124 125

if we let the first be x
then the second is x+1
and the third is x+2

their sum = x + x+1 + x+2 = 3x +3
= 3(x+1
which means that the sum of any 3 consecutive numbers is always divisible by 3,since 3 is a factor.

So the sum can never be a prime number.


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