SOLUTION: The product of three consecutive number is 4080 find the numbers

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Question 884201: The product of three consecutive number is 4080 find the numbers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28N-1%29N%28N%2B1%29=4080
%28N%5E2-1%29N=4080
N%5E3-N-4080=0
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graph%28300%2C300%2C-5%2C25%2C-1500%2C1500%2Cx%5E3-x-4080%29
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Looks like N=16 is a solution.
Plug it into the original equation to verify.
15%2816%2917=4080