
Kjasdiuw J.
asked 02/07/17why cant 7 be the difference of any prime number?
i have to prove why 7 cant be the difference of any prime number
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Guiyou Q. answered 02/07/17
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All primes other than 2 are odd numbers. If two primes are odd, the difference should be even, so not 7. If one of the prime is 2, the other prime has to be 9 which is not a prime. So 7 can't be the difference of any prime numbers.
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