Number Property Question

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Number Property Question

by raleigh » Tue May 26, 2009 10:53 am
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 of h(100) + 1 then p is

A) between 2 and 10
B) between 10 and 20
C) between 20 and 30
D) between 30 and 40
E) greater than 40[/spoiler]
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Re: Number Property Question

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue May 26, 2009 11:11 am
raleigh wrote: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 of h(100) + 1 then p is

A) between 2 and 10
B) between 10 and 20
C) between 20 and 30
D) between 30 and 40
E) greater than 40[/spoiler]
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