Why are there no consecutive prime numbers

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Achu · Answer 1 · 2021-01-20T22:14:14+0000

Answer: All even numbers are multiples of 2. 2 is the only even prime number. 2 and 3 are consecutive primes. After that no more. Any multiple of a smaller prime, of course, can't be a prime number.

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Esteban Araya · Answer 2 · 2021-01-23T17:35:55+0000

Answer:

There are consecutive prime numbers.

Explanation:

2 and 3 are consecutive. However there are no other consecutive prime numbers because the rest are all odd numbers.

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