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philo, if there is a puzzle that starts like this:

2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41 43 47 53 59


how is the next number ANYTHING BUT 61?!?!?!? this must be the only unique answer to this puzzle. if you can come up with some math or logic that will yeild a different number, please show us now.

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The next number is 1, as the second hand on a clock only goes to 59.

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that is not a logical solution. also, according to your answer, whats to say the next number isnt 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 etc?

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I didn't bother trying to recognize the pattern. I used the assumption that the "correct" pattern would lead to 61 (as you stated). Without stating any other considerations, both 1 and 61 are valid answers in a mod-60 number system.