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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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3 Answers
- llafferLv 77 months agoFavorite Answer
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.
- PuzzlingLv 77 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...