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There are 2019 distinct positive integers placed in a circle. Is it possible that the ration...

There are 2019 distinct positive integers placed in a circle. Is it possible that the ration of any two consecutive numbers (the largest to smallest) is a prime? What if we replace 2019 with 2020?

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