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Prove or disprove: if p and q are prime numbers then pq - 2 is also a prime number.

Prove or disprove: if p and q are prime numbers then pq - 2 is also a prime number.
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Prove or disprove: if p and q are prime numbers then pq - 2 is also a prime number.

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Counterexample:


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4 is not a prime number. So, it's false.

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