By Goldbach's conjecture, every even number greater than 4 can be expressed as a sum of

Two even numbers

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Two odd prime numbers

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Two composite numbers

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Two co-prime numbers

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Solution

The correct option is B Two odd prime numbers
Goldbach's conjecture says that "Every integer greater than $2$ can be expressed as the sum of $2$ prime numbers."

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State whether the following statements are True or False:

(a) The sum of three odd numbers is even.

(b) The sum of two odd numbers and one even number is even.

(d) If an even number is divided by 2, the quotient is always odd.

(e) All prime numbers are odd.

(f) Prime numbers do not have any factors.

(g) Sum of two prime numbers is always even.

(h) 2 is the only even prime number.

(i) All even numbers are composite numbers.

(j) The product of two even numbers is always even.

State true (T) of false (F):

$(i)$ The sum of primes cannot be a prime.

$(i i)$ The product of primes cannot be a prime.

$(i i i)$ An even number is composite.

$(i v)$ Two consecutive numbers cannot be both primes.

$(v)$ Odd numbers cannot be composite.

$(v i)$ Odd numbers cannot be written as sum of primes.

$(v i i)$ A number and its successor are always co-primes.

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