A friend gave me a sequence of prime numbers 17 23 5 1013 2027 13 and said that they have a pattern. I tried to find something but I am stumped by the fact that the numbers first increase, then kill, increase and then decrease again. How do I find the next number?
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$\begingroup$ I think your friend might have made a mistake and perhaps should have put 1019 instead of 1013? $\endgroup$– PDTCommented Dec 10, 2023 at 15:00
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1$\begingroup$ I asked, and he said he was sure he did. $\endgroup$– whoisthatCommented Dec 12, 2023 at 10:47
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5$\begingroup$ If you have a second question with different numbers, ask a new question. Do not alter this question in any way that invalidates the provided answer. $\endgroup$– Daniel MathiasCommented Dec 12, 2023 at 16:26
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These are
the largest prime factors of the numbers 2023-2028.
The next number is:
2029, a prime!
answered Dec 10, 2023 at 16:04