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have the same prime factors

by sanju09 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:55 am

Two different numbers have the same prime factors, but one of the numbers has two more factors than the other. Which of the following would correctly represent the two numbers?
(A) 20 & 60
(B) 20 & 80
(C) 30 & 60
(D) 40 & 80
(E) 50 & 100

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by kstv » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:04 am

All the numbers are in 10s so divisible by 5 (prime no) and 2 . Divide by 10
A) 20 & 60 2 6
(B) 20 & 80 2 8
(C) 30 & 60 3 6
(D) 40 & 80 4 8
(E) 50 & 100 5 10
Only 8 is 2Â³ two more factos then 2

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by sanju09 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:18 am

kstv wrote:All the numbers are in 10s so divisible by 5 (prime no) and 2 . Divide by 10
A) 20 & 60 2 6
(B) 20 & 80 2 8
(C) 30 & 60 3 6
(D) 40 & 80 4 8
(E) 50 & 100 5 10
Only 8 is 2Â³ two more factos then 2

I didn't get your point here. What is your answer?

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by kstv » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:27 am

IMO B cos
A )6 = 2*3
B) 8 = 2 * 2 * 2 (two more factors)
C) 6 = again 3*2
D) 8 = 4* 2
E ) 10 = 5*2

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by sanju09 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:30 am

kstv wrote:IMO B cos
A )6 = 2*3
B) 8 = 2 * 2 * 2 (two more factors)
C) 6 = again 3*2
D) 8 = 4* 2
E ) 10 = 5*2

I guess you misinterpreted something.

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by harshavardhanc » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:30 am

sanju09 wrote:Two different numbers have the same prime factors, but one of the numbers has two more factors than the other. Which of the following would correctly represent the two numbers?
(A) 20 & 60
(B) 20 & 80
(C) 30 & 60
(D) 40 & 80
(E) 50 & 100

40 has 8 factors and 80 has 10 . No of prime factors for both of them are 2 ( 2 & 5).

IMO D .

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by [email protected] » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:52 pm

sanju09 wrote:Two different numbers have the same prime factors, but one of the numbers has two more factors than the other. Which of the following would correctly represent the two numbers?
(A) 20 & 60
(B) 20 & 80
(C) 30 & 60
(D) 40 & 80
(E) 50 & 100

IMHO Answer is B

Because

20 = 5 X 2 X 2
80 = 5 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 (2 more factors)

All other choices have only one factor extra.

What is the OA ???

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by sanju09 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:21 am

[email protected] wrote:
sanju09 wrote:Two different numbers have the same prime factors, but one of the numbers has two more factors than the other. Which of the following would correctly represent the two numbers?
(A) 20 & 60
(B) 20 & 80
(C) 30 & 60
(D) 40 & 80
(E) 50 & 100
IMHO Answer is B

Because

20 = 5 X 2 X 2
80 = 5 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 (2 more factors)

All other choices have only one factor extra.

What is the OA ???

Please revise this concept with an example as under:

How to find total number of factors of a number, say 56

Step 1: Break 56 into its primes, like 56 = 2 Ã— 2 Ã— 2 Ã— 7 = 2^3 Ã— 7^1

Step 2: Add 1 to each exponent of the primes, 3 + 1 = 4 and 1 + 1 = 2

Step 3: Multiply the results of Step 2 together, 4 Ã— 2 = 8

Hence, the total number of factors of 56 is 8.

We can count those for 56

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28. and 56; out of which exactly two (2 & 7) are prime factors of 56; exactly 6 (2, 4, 7, 8, 14, & 28) are proper factors of 56.

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by Fiver » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:45 am

harshavardhanc wrote:
sanju09 wrote:Two different numbers have the same prime factors, but one of the numbers has two more factors than the other. Which of the following would correctly represent the two numbers?
(A) 20 & 60
(B) 20 & 80
(C) 30 & 60
(D) 40 & 80
(E) 50 & 100
40 has 8 factors and 80 has 10 . No of prime factors for both of them are 2 ( 2 & 5).

IMO D .

Same soln.
Agree with D.

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by GMATSUCKER » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:57 am

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by iwannabtg » Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:02 pm

so whats the correct answer?

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by this_time_i_will » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:16 pm

OA must be D.
Total number of factors of 40 = 8
Total number of factors of 80 =10.

Both have same prime factors(2 & 5).

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