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16 December

Some numbers can be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers, for example:
$$7=3+4$$ $$18=5+6+7$$
Some numbers (for example 4) cannot be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers. What is the smallest three-digit number that cannot be written as the sum of two or more consecutive positive integers?

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