SOLUTION: what number is this Three is one of my factors i am a composite number i am not a square number one more than me is a square number one less more than me is a prime

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Question 785055: what number is this Three is one of my factors i am a composite number i am not a square number one more than me is a square number one less more than me is a prime
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what number is this Three is one of my factors i am a composite number i am not a square number one more than me is a square number one less more than me is a prime 
24 is a possible answer, because one of its factors is 3, it is not a square
number. One more than 24 is 25 which is a square number, and 1 less than 24
is 23, which is a prime number.

48 is a possible answer, because one of its factors is 3, it is not a square
number. One more than 48 is 49 which is a square number, and 1 less than 48
is 47, which is a prime number.

168 is a possible answer, because one of its factors is 3, it is not a square
number. One more than 168 is 169 which is a square number, and 1 less than 168
is 167, which is a prime number.

So there are lots and lots of possible answers. 

Edwin