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Consecutive numbers
Counting numbers that follow one after another. For example, 6, 7, 8, 9,… are consecutive numbers.
Consecutive numbers take the form: x, x + 1, x + 2, …
Consecutive even numbers
Even numbers that follow one another when counting; e.g., 2, 4, 6, …. Consecutive even
numbers take the form: 2x, 2x + 2, 2x + 4, …
Consecutive odd numbers
Odd numbers that follow one another when counting; e.g., 5, 7, 9, … Consecutive odd numbers
take the form: 2x + 1, 2x + 3, 2x + 5, …