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Maritza remembers her pin because it is between 1000 and 1500 and it is the product of two consecutive prime numbers what is the pin



User Muffe
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Answer:

1147

Explanation:

If both prime numbers were the same, they would be between √1000 ≈ 31.6 and √1500 ≈ 38.7. Prime numbers in that neighborhood are 31, 37, 41. The product 37×41 is 1517, so is too high. The product 31×37 is 1147, in the right range.

Maritza's PIN is 1147.

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