question_answer 1)

Express the following as the sum of two odd primes. (a) 44                                     (b) 36                                    (c) 24                                     (d) 18

Answer:

                We know that, every prime number except 2 are odd numbers. We have, 44 44 = 13 + 31 or 44 = 3 + 41 (b) We have, 36 36 = 5 + 31 or 36 = 13 + 23 (c) We have, 24 24 = 5 + 19 or 24 = 11 + 13 (d) We have, 18 18 = 7 + 11 or 18 = 5 + 13