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Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

You are asked to choose two positive integers, mm and nn with m>nm > n, so that as many as possible of the expressions m+nm + n, mnm - n, m×nm \times n and m÷nm \div n have values that are prime. When you do this correctly, how many of these four expressions have values that are prime?

(A) 00 (B) 11 (C) 22 (D) 33 (E) 44

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