2011 is a prime number and it can be written as the sum of 11 consecutive prime numbers!
Can you determine these 11 prime numbers?
Hint: 173, 199, and 211 are three of the consecutive primes.
Solution to the Problem:
The answer is 2011 = 157+163+167+173+179+181+191+193+197+199+211
Here are the first 50 primes and you can see that the 11 consecutive primes that make up 2011 are there:
2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29
31 37 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71
73 79 83 89 97 101 103 107 109 113
127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173
179 181 191 193 197 199 211 223 227 229
Correctly solved by:
| 1. James Alarie | Flint, Michigan |
| 2. Trey Briggs |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 3. John Funk | Ventura, California |
| 4. Marissa Vitt |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 5. Steven R. Muller | Clear Brook Territory, Virginia |
| 6. David & Judy Dixon | Bennettsville, South Carolina |