Question

State whether the following statement is True or False

The sum of two prime numbers is always a prime number.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Prime Numbers:The numbers which have only two factors 1 and itself are called Prime Numbers.

lets take few prime numbers, and add them

$$\begin{gathered} \text{3 + 5 = 8(not prime)} \\ \text{5 + 11 = 16 (not prime)} \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the sum of two prime numbers is not always a prime number.

Hence, the given statement is False.