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Hi,

we get directly from the text:

(1) 24z-1=xy, but for z=(1,2,3) we get prime numbers for 24z-1 -> z>=4, and it follows:

(24*4)-1+24z=x*y
95+24z=xy

We know that x=5 and y=19 it follows xy=95, and x+y=24, therefore

95+24z=(19+a)(5+b) with int.=a,b>0
24z=19y+5x+xy

Plugging in z=1 we get (2,-2) as result, and for z=2, it follows (4,-4), and so on and so forth.

BUT:
2+(-2)=0
4+(-4)=0
...

So, next to (19,5), we get (17,7), (15,9)... and so on, all of which are 24

(2) Let x=3, y=3, x+y=6 which is not divisble by 24
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