2 Let be 5 prime numbers, and form an arithmetic sequence. Find the minimum value of .
Solution
2. Let be the common difference, then are all primes. If , i.e., is odd, then one of and is even, and it is not a prime. If , then one of is a multiple of 3 (they form a complete residue system modulo 3), which is a contradiction.
If , then one of is a multiple of 5, which can only be 5, in this case the common difference is a multiple of 6.
And is a sequence of 5 primes in arithmetic progression, so, is at least 29.
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