SOLUTION: please help me get a number with a product of 48 and a sum of 2

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Question 633004: please help me get a number with a product of 48 and a sum of 2
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are no such numbers.
The only way to factor 48 is
48x1
24X2
16x3
12x4
8x6
None of them have a sum of 2. 8 and 6 have a DIFFERENCE of 2,
but not a SUM of 2.
Edwin