The sum of three consecutive integers is - 165, What is the closest to zero?

Let us assume the smallest of the three consecutive integers = x

Then

The middle integer among the three consecutive integers will be = x + 1

The biggest integer among the three consecutive integers will be = x + 2

The sum of the three consecutive integers is already given in the question and it is - 165.

Then

x + x + 1 + x + 2 = - 165

3x + 3 = - 165

3x = - 165 - 3

3x = - 168

x = - (168/3)

= - 56

So the integer that is closest to zero is - 56. This is the answer you were looking for hopefully. The other integers will obviously be at a greater distance from zero.