Question

Express each of the following numbers as the sum of two odd primes:

(i) 36
(ii) 42
(iii) 84

Answer 1

We can express the given numbers as the sums of two odd primes as follows:

(i) 36 = 7 + 29 or 17 + 19

(ii) 42 = 5 + 37 or 13 + 29

(iii) 84 = 17 + 67 or 23 + 61