Yes. An example of one would be 2,3
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2 and 3 are the only consecutive prime numbers.
2 and 3 are the only consecutive numbers that are prime.
The prime factorization of 180 is 2x2x3x3x5. Six consecutive prime numbers do not exist in its factorization.
The expression 2x3x4x5 can be simplified to 120. The number 120 has the least number of factors because it is a product of consecutive prime numbers (2, 3, and 5). When a number is a product of distinct prime numbers, it will have fewer factors compared to numbers with repeated prime factors. In this case, 120 only has 16 factors, making it the least among numbers with the same number of prime factors.
The only two consecutive whole numbers that are prime numbers are 2 and 3. Otherwise, every second consecutive whole number in sequence is even, and being multiples of 2, they cannot be prime.