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Why can't the sum of two prime numbers greater than 2 equal a prime number?
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∙ 12y ago
All prime numbers greater than 2 are odd numbers. The sum of any two odd numbers is always an even number, and no even number greater than 2 is a prime.
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∙ 12y ago
Anonymous
9 is a composite number so the person that said all odd numbers after 2 are prime they are wrong, because 9 is a composite number.
example: 3 times 3 = 9
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