Heading upwards from -3, the four consecutive integers are -3, -1, 1, 3.
-3, -1, 1 and 3.
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Divide the sum of the three consecutive odd integers by 3: -3 /3 = -1. The smallest of these integers will be two less than -1 and the largest will be two more than -1, so the three consecutive odd integers will be -3, -1, and +1.
33/3 = 11 so the three are 9, 11 and 13
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The first odd positive integers are "1" and "3" which the sum is 4.
In 'normal' arithmetic, there is no solution of 3 consecutive odd numbers where the product of the smaller two is 22 less than that of the larger two. For instance difference in products for 1-3-5 is 12, for 3-5-7 it is 20, and for 5-7-9 it is 28. The series steps by 8 integers for each set of 3 odd numbers investigated.