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Is (11,13,17) the only set of primes where the sum of the last 2 divided by the first is a recurring decimal?

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  • 7 months ago
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    Let's test with the next set:

    (13, 17, 19)

    (17 + 19) / 13

    36/13

    It's a rational number where 13 is not a factor of 36, so it will be a repeating decimal.

    So your statement is false.

  • 7 months ago

    27 is not prime....

    41+43=84

    36/13=2.769230 recurring

  • 7 months ago

    As long as the first prime isn't 2 or 5 (because 2 and 5 are factors of our base-10/decimal numbering system) and isn't a factor of the sum of the second two primes, you'll have a recurring decimal. The only thing is the period of the repeat can be large and hard to see.

    Example:

    7, 11, 13

    24/7 = 3.428571 428571...

    23, 27, 29

    56/23 = 2.(22 digits) (22 digits)...

    37, 41, 43

    88/37 = 2.270 270...

    101, 103, 107

    210/101 =  2.0792 0792...

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