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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2022

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

What is the smallest prime which is the sum of five different primes?

(A) $39$ (B) $41$ (C) $43$ (D) $47$ (E) $53$

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