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Can 3 consecutive whole numbers be primes?
No. Any three consecutive numbers will have at least one of them which is divisible by 2, which means it cannot be prime. And since 1 is not considered a prime number, it cannot happen.
Can there be 3 primes that are cosecutive natural numbers?
As the number 1 is considered a special case and not a prime, there cannot be three consecutive numbers that are prime. Any three consecutive numbers must include at least one even number. With the exception of the number 2, no even numbers are prime.
The sum of 3 consecutive numbers is 600 what is the least of these 3 numbers?
The least of the three numbers is 199.
Is it that 3 consecutive whole number can be prime factors Explain?
3 consecutive numbers cannot be prime factors. Any three consecutive numbers would include at least one even number. The only even prime number is 2, and (2,3,4) doesn't qualify.
What are 3 consecutive numbers whose sum is 125?
That doesn't work. The number has to be divisible by three. Any three consecutive numbers add up to a multiple of three.
