because we have 5 consecutive number the largest difference is 4. so if there is a common factor between 2 numbers of the 5 it has to be <=4. So a common prime factor has to be 2 or 3.
now in a set of 5 consecutive numbers one of the numbers has to be of the form 6n + 1 or 6n - 1 which is neither divisible by 2 nor 3. so it is co-prime to rest of the 4.
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