SOLUTION: Hello,
could you help me find a rule to solve this question:Find three consecutive prime numbers such that the sum of them is 83?
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could you help me find a rule to solve this question:Find three consecutive prime numbers such that the sum of them is 83?
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Question 306738: Hello,
could you help me find a rule to solve this question:Find three consecutive prime numbers such that the sum of them is 83?
thank you Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There is no rule, you just have to do try combinations.
List the prime numbers up to about 41.
83/3 =~ 28, so start there.
2
3
5
7
11
13
17
19
23
29
31
37
41
29 + 31 + 23 = 83
