A conjecture about sums of uniquely valued primes

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Only the numbers 4 and 6 cannot be expressed as a sum of uniquely valued prime numbers among integers greater than 1. This conclusion is drawn from a discussion on the properties of prime numbers and their combinations. The assertion challenges the notion that all integers greater than 1 can be represented in this manner, highlighting a unique characteristic of these specific numbers.

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"Of the numbers N>1, only 4 and 6 cannot be expressed as a sum of prime numbers with unique values."
 
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Thanks for the pointer, JCVD. Too simple to be undiscovered!
 

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