Let the smallest number be x. Then the others are x+1, x+2 and x+3 and
x + (x+1) + (x+2) + (x+3) = 474 iff 4x = 468 iff x = 117,
So the consecutive whole numbers 117, 118, 119 and 120 sum to 474.
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There are no two consecutive whole numbers that sum to 142.With two consecutive whole numbers, one is even and the other odd, and their sum will be odd, but 142 is even.Two consecutive even numbers that sum to 142 are 70 and 72.
The sum of 3 consecutive whole numbers is always equal to 3 times the middle number in that sequence.
There are no four consecutive whole numbers that add up to 35. The sum of two consecutive [whole] numbers is an even number plus an odd number which is an odd number. The sum of two consecutive numbers and the two next consecutive numbers is the sum of two odd numbers which is even, but 35 is odd, so no four consecutive whole numbers cannot add up to 35.
There is no set of 8 consecutive whole numbers whose sum is 75.
Consecutive whole numbers will have an odd sum. Consecutive odd numbers, or consecutive prime numbers, will be 29 and 31.