2002 AMC 12B 第 11 题

$A-B$ and $A+B$ have the same parity, and both are prime, so both are odd

Then $B=2,$ making $A-2,$ $A,$ $A+2$ three primes in arithmetic progression

$A-B$ and $A+B$ have the same parity; being prime, both are odd, so $A$ and $B$ have opposite parity. If $A$ were even, then the prime $A$ would equal $2,$ but the positive prime $B$ would satisfy $B\ge2$ and make $A-B\le0.$ Hence $A$ is odd and the even prime $B$ is $2.$

Then $A-2,$ $A,$ $A+2$ are three primes. One is divisible by $3,$ so that one must equal $3;$ the triple is $3,$ $5,$ $7.$ Their sum together with $2$ is $2+3+5+7=17,$ a prime.

Thus, the correct answer is E.