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Gmat prep question I didn't understand.....??

by ketandoshi » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:35 pm

Q: For Every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor for h(100)+1 then p is?

a) between 2 & 10
b) between 10 & 20
c) between 20 & 30
d) between 30 & 40
e) greater than 40

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:51 pm

ketandoshi wrote:Q: For Every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor for h(100)+1 then p is?

a) between 2 & 10
b) between 10 & 20
c) between 20 & 30
d) between 30 & 40
e) greater than 40

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