Quite a few of you have read or attempted the previous puzzle SQL Puzzle 1: Magic Squares
As a quick reminder, when you have a 3 x 3 grid, a magic square is one where each row, column or diagonal add up to the same value. e.g.
All the rows, all the columns and both diagonals each add up to 15.
In the previous puzzle I asked you to write SQL to find all the possible 3 x 3 magic squares. After originally coming across that idea I discovered all sorts of variants on the magic square theme.
This time, I’ll ask you to find write SQL to find just one 3 x 3 magic square, but in this case one composed only of prime numbers? They don’t have to be consecutive primes (though they do all have to be different), and to make things easier you can treat the number 1 as a prime if you want.
Have fun!
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