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If 3 is a prime factor of a and 5 is a prime factor of b . Find the prime factor for (a+b)

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Here we are given that 3 is a prime factor of "a"and "5" is a prime factor of "b"Note that 2 is the only even prime number, So if the least prime factor of any given number is other than 2, then the number must be an odd number.So it implies that the numbers "a" and "b" both are odd numbers.This further implies that the sum "a+b" is even because the sum of two odd numbers is always odd.So the sum a+b being an even number is divisible by 2.Hence the prime factor of a+b is 2.

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