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Puzzle ZVHE 



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What 5-digit number am I thinking of?
It has two prime digits. Digit 3 is the highest digit. Digit 2 is the lowest digit. Digit 1 is higher than the sum of digits 4 and 5. Digit 5 is half of digit 4. Digit 1 is one smaller than digit 3. Digit 5 is between digit 2 and digit 1
The digit 0 doesn't appear, and there are no duplicates. Don't forget that 1 isn't prime, but 2, 3, 5 and 7 are prime.

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Answer
71842.

Reasoning
The number can be represented as:

   - - - - -

By (5), Digit 5 is half of Digit 4, so we have four possibilities:

   - - - 2 1
   - - - 4 2
   - - - 6 3
   - - - 8 4

By (4), Digit 1 is higher than the sum of Digit 4 and Digit 5, so we can eliminate two possibilities, leaving:

   - - - 2 1
   - - - 4 2

By (7), Digit 5 is between Digit 2 and Digit 1, so we can eliminate - - - 2 1, leaving:

   - - - 4 2

By (4), Digit 1 must be higher than the sum of Digit 4 and Digit 5, so we have three possibilities:

   7 - - 4 2
   8 - - 4 2
   9 - - 4 2

By (6), Digit 1 is 1 smaller than Digit 3 we can eliminate 9 - - 4 2, and fill in Digit 3, leaving:

   7 - 8 4 2
   8 - 9 4 2

By (3), Digit 2 is the lowest digit, and must be 1:

   7 1 8 4 2
   8 1 9 4 2

By (1), the only possibility is:

   7 1 8 4 2

 

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