If j and k are positive integers, is 6 a factor of j?
(1) 6 is a factor of jk.
(2) 6 is not a factor of k.
OA E
Source: Princeton Review
If j and k are positive integers, is 6 a factor of j?
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Using both Statements, 6 clearly could be a factor of j, but it might be true that j = 2 and k = 3, say, or j = 3 and k =2, and that 6 is not a factor of j. So the answer is E.
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