Question

Express 104 and the sum of any three odd primes

Answer 1

97+5+2.........=104........

Answer 2

Answer:  Not possible.

Step-by-step explanation:  We are given to express 104 as the sum of three odd primes.

The following rules of addition are well-known to all of us.

an odd number + an odd number=an even number,

an odd number + an even number=an odd number,

an even number + an odd number=an odd number

and

an even number + an even number=an even number.

Let 104=a+b+c, a, b and c are odd primes.

a+b= sum of two odd numbers=an even number=d (let).

Therefore, 104=d+c=an even number+an odd number=an odd number, which is false.

So, 104 cannot be expressed as the sum of three odd primes.