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prealgebra senior

Problem

What is the smallest two-digit prime that is the sum of three (not necessarily distinct) positive perfect cubes?
Solution
We begin by listing the smallest positive perfect cubes with two digits or fewer:

1, 8, 27, 64.

And now we sum them. is too small; which is not prime; but , which is indeed a prime. Hence the answer is .
Final answer
17