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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2019

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

What is the smallest possible sum of two positive integers whose product is 240?

(A) $30$ (B) $31$ (C) $32$ (D) $34$ (E) $38$

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