Solving for Prime Numbers: Find p and d

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Homework Statement



Find a number p and an integer d>2 such that p, p+d and p+2d are all prime.

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The Attempt at a Solution



Any help with how to go about this would be appreciated, thanks.
 

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You could just guess, of course. Guessing works quite well on this problem.
 
  • #3
Just pick a value of d and check small values of p. You'll want to pick a value of d that's even. Do you see why? I suggest d=4.
 
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yes, i see why d needs to be even. Cheers, il just try guesssing. Just didnt know if there was a more mathematical way that i was supposed to go about it.
 
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Just pick a value of d and check small values of p. You'll want to pick a value of d that's even. Do you see why? I suggest d=4.

d= 2 is simpler.
 
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