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Age 11 to 14 Short
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The integer 113 is prime, and its reverse, 311, is also prime.

How many two-digit primes are there between 10 and 99 which have the same property?





This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.