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Mathematics Question on Prime and Composite Numbers

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

  1. 21
  2. 31
  3. 53
  4. 61
Answer

(a) 21 = 3 + 7 + 11
(b) 31 = 3 + 11 + 17
(c) 53 = 13 + 17 + 23
(d) 61 = 19 + 29 + 13