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Question 671179
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Find two consecutive odd integers whose product is 1159
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Let n be the smallest of the two odd consecutive integers. Let n+2 be the next odd integer.
Then n(n+2) = 1159
n^2 + 2n -1159 = 0
This has no integer solutions.
Perhaps there is a typo?