It certainly can be! Both the number 2 and 3 are prime numbers. So: 3 - 2 = 1 And there you have it.
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All prime numbers are odd numbers, except for the number 2. The difference between two odd numbers must be a multiple of 2. So, if the difference between two prime numbers is another prime number, that difference must be 2.Examples:{3, 5}{5, 7}{11, 13}{29, 31}
The prime numbers that can be subtracted to equal 14 are 17 and 3. This is because 17 - 3 = 14. Prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that have no divisors other than 1 and themselves. In this case, 17 and 3 are both prime numbers, and their difference is 14.
Multiples aren't prime.
Not a lot. They're both prime numbers. A factor that is prime is used to make other numbers.
As the number 2 is the only even prime number then a difference of 1 occurs only between 2 and 3. All other prime numbers are odd and therefore the minimum difference between successive prime numbers is 2.