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number theory intermediate

Problem

The number 4641 can be expressed as the product of two 2-digit whole numbers. What is the sum of these two numbers?
Solution
has a prime factorization of . Multiplying any of its prime factors yields a number that is greater than , so the two -digit numbers must each be the product of of its prime factors. The only other prime factor can be multiplied by without getting a -digit number is , so one of them must be . That makes the other . .
Final answer
142