What is the next number?2 3 5 7 11 13 17

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Izabelle Herman

22 March, 13:15

What is the next number?2 3 5 7 11 13 17

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Martha Grimes · Answer 1

the sequence 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 are the first five prime numbers. A prime number is a positive integer which has exactly 2 positive integer factore, one factor being 1 and the other factor is the positive number itself. So the next prime numbers after 11 are 13, then 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, ...