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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53 are the numbers you have to work with.

So 53 + 5 + 1 = 59 but 1 isn't a prime.

But 47 + 7 + 5 = 59 and

41 + 11 + 7 = 59 and if you allow duplicates

37 + 11 + 11 = 59 and so forth.

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