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Let $k_1$ and $k_2$ be prime knots, and let $t(k)$ denote the tunnel number of a knot $k$. Their connected sum is denoted by $k_1\# k_2$. A knot is meridionally primitive if it has…

Let $k_1$ and $k_2$ be knots, and let $t(k)$ denote the tunnel number of a knot $k$. Their connected sum is denoted by $k_1\# k_2$. A knot is meridionally primitive if it has the p…