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Interesting Sequence (3) (Posted on 2004-10-04)

What year comes next in the following sequence?

1973 1979 1987 1993 1997 1999

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Puzzle Solution

| Comment 8 of 10 |

(In reply to answer by K Sengupta)

The given series is constituted by prime numbers starting with 1973, and continuing with the primes 1979, 1987 and so on.

We observe that the prime number immediately following 1999 is 2003, and accordingly the desired next term is 2003.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2008-03-06 11:23:05

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