Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.1 Number Theory: Prime and Composite Numbers - Exercise Set 5.1 - Page 258: 118

Answer

$2$ and $3$

Work Step by Step

The difference between two consecutive prime numbers is always an even number except for the first two prime numbers: $2$ and $3$
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