document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992873>Question 992873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The consecutive numbers 2 and 3 are prime. How do you know that there are no other consecutive prime numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: If they are consecutive one must be even and the other odd.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the only even prime is \"2\".  So there cannot be another<BR>\n" );
document.write( "consecutive pair of primes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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