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What Are Two Different Prime Numbers Whose Sum Is An Odd Number?
What Are Two Different Prime Numbers Whose Sum Is An Odd Number?
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For all numbers, Odd + Odd = even; even + odd = odd and even + even = even
More explanation: An odd number has the form, 2m + 1. An even number is of the form, 2n.
Therefore, the sum of even number and odd number is 2n + 2m + 1. Now 2n + 2m + 1 = 2(n + m) +1
= 2k + 1, where n + m = k.
2+1=3
2+3=5
2+7=9
2 + any prime number except 2 = odd number