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The sum of two prime numbers is 8585. What is the product of these two prime numbers?

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8585 is odd, so one of the primes is even and the other is odd (otherwise their sum would be even). 2 is the only even prime. Thus, second prime is 8585-2=8583. Their product is 8583*2=17166.



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