What are consecutive numbers? I don't get this question, "Is it possible that 3 consecutive numbers can be prime factors?
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They are numbers that follow each other. "5, 6, 7, 8..." are consecutive numbers. They are numbers that have a sequence.
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.
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.
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.
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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