Answer to Puzzle #18

Can the mean of any two consecutive prime numbers ever be prime?

This is one is fairly simple if you can do it, and difficult if you can't too, there may be a mathematical proof but it's not necessary...

By definition of mean the result must be between the two source numbers.

By definition of consecutive there can't be a prime number in between two consecutive prime numbers.

N.B. There also can't be any apples in between two consecutive apples, shame on you if you had to think about this.

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