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Which of the following is a pair of twin-prime numbers?

  1. 19, 21

  2. 43, 47

  3. 59, 61

  4. 73, 79

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Twin primes are pairs of primes whose difference is 2.

19, 21: 21 = 3 × 7 is not prime.

43, 47: difference is 4, not twin primes.

59, 61: both are primes and difference is 2. ✓

73, 79: difference is 6, not twin primes.

Hence, option 3 is the correct option.

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