SOLUTION: seth is thinking of a number between 20 and 30. The number is prime and not more than 2 away from a perfect square. What is the number?

SOLUTION: seth is thinking of a number between 20 and 30. The number is prime and not more than 2 away from a perfect square. What is the number?

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Question 67775: seth is thinking of a number between 20 and 30. The number is prime and not more than 2 away from a perfect square. What is the number?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
23 works. It is 2 away from 25 and it is a prime.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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