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What is the greatest number of consecutive integers
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It is not possible for the sum of consecutive integers to be -11. The sum of n consecutive integers is n times the average of the first and last integers. The average of any two integers is a fraction, which when multiplied by n, will always yield a fraction, which cannot equal -11. Therefore it is not possible to have n consecutive integers that sum to -11.

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