document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153695>Question 153695</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you find three consecutive odd numbers that are prime number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113157 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113157\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is something that has to be done by trial and error. Luckily, we don't have to search long.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consecutive odd integers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, etc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 1 is <b>not</b> prime (by definition), we can skip it. Moving on we see that three is prime, five is prime, and seven is prime. So three consecutive odd numbers that are prime numbers are 3, 5, and 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to find another set, extend the list of consecutive odd integers and test whether or not the numbers in that set is prime. </SPAN>\n" );
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