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Chris has a bag of sweets. there are more than 20 sweets in a bag.

he shares his sweets equally between six people.
Chris says "the number of sweets in the packet was prime "
Is he correct? Cirle: YES or NO.
Explain your answer below

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2 Answers

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No he is not correct

User Alec Cunningham
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the answer is no because if it is over 20 but he shared is equally with 6 people then it stands to reason that the amount was exactly 24 which isnt a prime number
User Daniel Baktiar
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