2 and 3 are the only consecutive primes.
The longest string of consecutive numbers that are primes is two digits long, consisting of 2 and 3 only. There are no other consecutive numbers that are primes because no even numbers greater than 2 are primes.
There is just one group: 2 and 3. No other primes are consecutive.
Consecutive means following continuously in unbroken or logical sequence. Prime means a number evenly divisible only by itself and one. Number means an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification 2 and 3 are the only consecutive prime numbers.
The only two consecutive numbers that are both prime are 2 and 3. Since there are no other even prime numbers (other than 2), there are no more pairs of consecutive prime numbers. Therefore, the term "twin primes" usually refers to pairs of prime numbers that are 2 numbers apart. Examples are (3, 5), (5, 7), (11, 13), (101, 103), and many others more. It is not currently know whether there are infinitely many twin primes.
Because every other set of primes has at least one even number between them.
The only two prime numbers that are consecutive natural numbers are 2 and 3. Prime numbers are defined as natural numbers greater than 1 that have no positive divisors other than 1 and themselves. Since 2 is the only even prime, the next consecutive prime number is 3.
yes, 1 and 2
Two things are consecutive if one follows the other directly. When our concern is the natural numbers, consecutive numbers are next to each other in the number line. The sequence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... , n is the list of the first n consecutive numbers. If there is any 'gap' in the sequence it is non-consecutive: 2, 3, 4, 5 is a list of 4 consecutive numbers, whilst 3, 5, 7, 9 isn't (even though they are still in order). :)
The numbers 2 and 3 are consecutive prime numbers. Are there other pairs of prime numbers which are consecutive numbers?
Apart from 3, 5 and 7, there are no other prime triplets. There are infinitely many prime twins.
No other prime numbers are consecutive because there aren't any other even prime numbers.
Basically, composite numbers are the non-prime numbers. Take a table of prime numbers, and look for any two prime numbers, one after the other, that have a difference greater than 2. Any numbers in between are consecutive composite numbers. For example, the next prime number after 13 is 17; that makes 14, 15, and 16 three consecutive non-primes, i.e., composite numbers.