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Sum to 300

Posted: January 15, 2024

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The Goldbach Conjecture is that every even number greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two primes. Sometimes there are several sums that can give the even number. For example, 10 = 3+7 and 5+5. Find the number of sums of 2 primes that sum to 300.

Problem submitted by Pat Costello, Eastern Kentucky University

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