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499 is the sum of a nice bunch of consecutive prime numbers:

Print the puzzles or type the solution on this excel file: 12 Factors 2015-05-18

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How do we know that 499 is a prime number? If 499 were not a prime number, then it would be divisible by at least one prime number less than or equal to √499 ≈ 22.3383. Since 499 cannot be divided evenly by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, or 19, we know that 499 is a prime number.

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