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Number theory Difficulty 1.5 Junior Find the answer Canada

The number $2018$ has exactly two divisors that are prime numbers. The sum of these two prime numbers is

Pick one

Solution

Since Dalia’s birthday is on a Wednesday, then any exact number of weeks after Dalia’s birthday will also be a Wednesday.

Therefore, exactly 8 weeks after Dalia’s birthday is also a Wednesday.

Since there are 7 days in each week, then $7\times8=56$ days after Dalia’s birthday is a Wednesday.

Since 56 days after Dalia’s birthday is a Wednesday, then 60 days after Dalia’s birthday is a Sunday (since 4 days after Wednesday is Sunday).

Therefore, Bruce’s birthday is on a Sunday.

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