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2 and 3 are consecutive prime numbers; therefore, such a concept does exist, but those are the only two consecutive primes. The reason there are not any others: natural numbers alternate between odd and even numbers. When the number is even, then 2 is a factor. The number 2 is the only even Prime number (it's only factors are 2 and 1). All other even numbers have factors, in addition to 2 & 1. So if a number is prime, and the number is not 2, then it is an odd number. The two numbers on either side of an odd number are even. So if the prime number is greater than 3, then the two numbers on either side of it will be even numbers, which are not primes.
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What are all the pairs of prime numbers that are consecutive numbers?
The numbers 2 and 3 are consecutive prime numbers. Are there other pairs of prime numbers which are consecutive numbers?
How do you get consecutive prime numbers?
The only consecutive prime numbers are 2 and 3.
Why can there never be a pair of consecutive prime numbers that are both prime?
If you mean consecutive numbers that are prime? than the answer is 2,3 are consecutive numbers which are prime. except for this pair it is impossible for consecutive numbers to be prime because every second number is multiple of 2
What is the definition of a consecutive prime number?
Prime number next to any prime number is called consecutive prime number. Eg:- 2,3,5,7 are prime numbers
What are All the consecutive prime numbers to 100?
2 and 3 are the only consecutive numbers that are prime.
