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How many pairs of prime numbers are there whose sum is 999?

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One. Any pair of numbers with an odd sum must have an even member, and there’s only one even prime. So there’s only one answer, 997 + 2 = 999.

November 3, 2016November 13, 2016 | Puzzles · Science & Math

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