Is The sum of any two consecutive prime number is also prime ?

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Is The sum of any two consecutive prime number is also prime ?

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The answer is no because it starts off like that but it doesn’t continue

Eugene Beliaev answered Jul 25, 2020

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It starts off true, 1 + 2 (first prime numbers) is 3 (also prime) 2 + 3 = 5 (prime) but then next is 5 + 3 which is 8, not prime. So the answer is no :)

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