SOLUTION: the product of 3 integers is 21 more than the cube of the smallest integer.what is the smallest integer?

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Question 852705: the product of 3 integers is 21 more than the cube of the smallest integer.what is the smallest integer?
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Our three integers:
x, x+1 and x+2
x(x+1)(x+2) = x^3 +21
Take it from here.