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The number 87 can be expressed as the sum of two composite numbers in several ways.  What is the minimum positive difference between two such numbers?

 May 18, 2020
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87  =  44 + 43  (but 43 is prime)

87  =  45 + 42  (both are composite) and their difference is?

 May 18, 2020

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