if $ab=cd$ then $a+b+c+d $ is composite Let $a,b,c,d$ be natural numbers with $ab=cd$.
Prove that $a+b+c+d$ is composite.
I have my own solution for this (As posted) and i want to see if there is any other good proofs.

From $ab=cd$, We may assume $a=\frac{cd}{b}$. So $M=a+b+c+d = \frac{cd}{b}+b+c+d = \frac{(b+c)(b+d)}{b}$ and so $bM=(b+c)(b+d)$ and $M|(b+c)(b+d)$. We assume that $M$ is not composite, so it is prime. Now we may know that either $b+c$ or $b+d$ is divisible by $M$. So $M\leq b+c$ or $M\leq b+d$ which both result in contradiction because $M=a+b+c+d > b+c$ or $b+d$. So our assumption was wrong and $M$ is a composite number.
