Sunday 2 January 2011

QR - Cure - Quizzing Realms - 229

This is less of a quiz question and more of a mathematical question.

X is a prime number, as is X+2,000. Interestingly, X+2,000 is also the sum of X consecutive prime numbers.

What is X? (shouldn't be all that difficult for you.

Happy quizzing, and have a nice life, folks!

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X=11, and that makes all three answerers correct! That’s right, folks! 2011 is a prime number, and is also the sum of 11 consecutive prime numbers, beginning from 157!

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