A scalene triangle has side lengths which are prime numbers and the length of its perimeter is also prime. what is its smallest

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katrin [286]

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A scalene triangle has side lengths which are prime numbers and the length of its perimeter is also prime. what is its smallest

possible perimeter?

Mathematics

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slavikrds [6] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-21T06:04:04+03:00

The smallest prime numbers are 1, 3 and 7. However they would not work to become a triangle, because the sum of the two shortest sides should be larger than the length of the longest side.

<span> 1+3 is less than 7 so it wouldn't work. </span>

The next set of prime numbers is 5,7,11 which I think is the answer since 5+7 is more than 11 and 5+7+11 is 23 which is prime.

Answers:

<span>23 is the smallest possible prime perimeter</span>