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Can the mean (average) of 2 consecutive prime numbers be a prime number?
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False
💡 Explanation:
The mean of two consecutive primes is (p1 + p2)/2. For all primes greater than 2, primes are odd, so their sum is even and the mean is an integer. However, that integer always lies between the two primes; since there are no primes between consecutive primes, the mean cannot be prime.