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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import math
+from itertools import combinations
+
+
+def is_prime(number):
+    '''Return true or false if the number is a prime'''
+    if number < 2:
+        return False
+
+    for i in range(2, int(math.sqrt(number)) + 1):
+        if number % i == 0:
+            return False
+
+    # It's a prime
+    return True
+
+
+def main(m, n):
+    # Retrieve a list of all prime numbers <= m
+    primes = [x for x in range(m, 1, -1) if is_prime(x)]
+
+    # Go through each combination of n length, and see if we have a solution
+    for l in combinations(primes, n):
+        if sum(l) == m:
+            print(l, sep=', ')
+            return
+
+    # It is possible that no solution is found
+    print('No solution!')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main(int(sys.argv[1]), int(sys.argv[2]))