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Question on pointers as return functions.

Hey, regarding a question on returning pointers as functions, why does my code produce this error & won't print out the sum = 6?
![Code error](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/U8qbUvf8H6Rb5XyCNoK9m8yj)
![Pop-up error message](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/FfBWyaPMMk331GGGS4qjeyd1)
~~`#include<stdio.h>~~
#include<stdlib.h>
int *Add(int *a, int *b){
~~int c = (*a) + (*b);~~
return &c;
}
int main (){
~~int x=2, y=4;~~
~~int *Ptr = Add(&x,&y);~~
~~printf("Sum = %d~~
~~",*Ptr);~~
}`
~~Also, how do you even format the above to become a code in Codidact? X'D~~

Hey, regarding a question on returning pointers as functions, why does my code produce this error & won't print out the sum = 6?
![Code error](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/U8qbUvf8H6Rb5XyCNoK9m8yj)
![Pop-up error message](https://software.codidact.com/uploads/FfBWyaPMMk331GGGS4qjeyd1)
```c
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int *Add(int *a, int *b){
int c = (*a) + (*b);
return &c;
}
int main (){
int x=2, y=4;
int *Ptr = Add(&x,&y);
printf("Sum = %d
",*Ptr);
}
```

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