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Sam says his three 2 digit numbers have no common factors, two are the perfect squares of prime numbers and the middle number is the sum of those two prime numbers. What is Sam's locker combination?

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Let's break down the information we have:

1. Sam has three 2-digit numbers: let's call them A, B, and C in the order.

2. Two of them are perfect squares of prime numbers, let's assume these are A and C.

3. The middle number B is the sum of those two prime numbers.

Let's start with the prime numbers. We're looking for two prime numbers whose squares are two-digit numbers and whose sum is also a two-digit number.

The 2-digit perfect squares of prime numbers are: 4 (2^2), 9 (3^2), 25 (5^2), and 49 (7^2).

Given that the middle number is the sum of the two prime numbers, we can immediately rule out 7^2 (49) since adding 7 to any of the other available primes would result in a 3-digit number.

So let's see the remaining possible combinations:

2^2 (4) and 3^2 (9) --> Sum of the primes is 5, which is a single digit number.

2^2 (4) and 5^2 (25) --> Sum of the primes is 7, which is a single digit number.

3^2 (9) and 5^2 (25) --> Sum of the primes is 8, which is a single digit number.

There's no way to get a 2-digit middle number from these combinations, which seems to be a contradiction.

It is likely that the problem contains a mistake or misunderstanding. The conditions as stated do not appear to allow for a solution. Can you check the problem again?

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