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Forum Name: Middle school
Topic ID: 57
Message ID: 2
#2, RE: primes magic square
Posted by min on May-18-02 at 10:31 AM
In response to message #0
i started it like this:

abc
def
ghi

given b=1 and a+b+c,d+e+f etc. =111
so i divide 111 by 3 = 37
and put e=37
then h=73
then i find the closest prime number around 37
which are 31 and 43
i put a=43 and i =31
then c=67 and g=7
then d=61 and f=13