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Expose ambiguity II (Posted on 2017-11-09) Difficulty: 3 of 5
8, 13, 21, 32, 47, 63, 83

Justify each of the above numbers as a qualifying answer for "Odd man out" puzzle.

Rem 1: Partial answers accepted.
Rem 2: Will comment later how this puzzle was born.

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Odd (very odd!) man out Comment 1 of 1
 8 = the only single digit #
13 = the smallest prime in the given sequence
21 = the only non-prime with precisely 3 factors: 1, 3, 7
32 = median # of the given sequence
47 = the largest prime less than 50
63 = the only non-prime with precisely 4 factors: 1, 3, 7, 9
83 = the largest prime in the given sequence 

The possibilities are endless!

  Posted by JayDeeKay on 2017-11-16 18:13:47
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