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To: Vicomte13
Ok, I'll admit I'm not anywhere near a math wiz, but it seems to me that the first set of primes goes:

1, 2, 3, 5, 7

So the product of the first 3 would be 1X2X3 = 6

Even if you dont consider 1 as a prime number, the product of the first three would be 2X3X5 = 30. It is only if you skip 5 and go to 7 that you can reach 42. So I guess I dont get it or I dont understand something.

Please explain.
78 posted on 04/11/2006 4:14:15 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: taxcontrol

Even if you dont consider 1 as a prime number, the product of the first three would be 2X3X5 = 30. It is only if you skip 5 and go to 7 that you can reach 42. So I guess I dont get it or I dont understand something.

Please explain.

Now add the 5 back in and you get 47


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90 posted on 04/11/2006 4:23:57 PM PDT by be4everfree
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