SOLUTION: Sam is 12 years older than his brother James the product of their age is 133 how old is each brother?

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Question 1050955: Sam is 12 years older than his brother James the product of their age is 133 how old is each brother?
Answer by ikleyn(52847) About Me  (Show Source):
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7 and 19.

133 has a unique decomposition into the product of two prime factors: 133 = 7*19.

Can not be any other.