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Two Primes Make One Square Back to problem
First name
Rishi
School
OWPS
Country
England
Age
0
Filename
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This problem is all about adding up prime numbers to make square numbers The most important part of the problem is that the only even prime number is 2, which is useful when making odd prime numbers. This is because it is impossible to make an odd number by adding up 2 odd numbers such as 3 + 5 = 8.

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