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Some Primes Differ by a Square (Posted on 2023-05-31)

Determine all possible pairs (p, q) of prime numbers that satisfy this set of simultaneous equations:

where each of a and b is a positive integer.

Validate your answer by providing sufficient analytic reasoning.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

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