Statement One Alone:swerve wrote:Is the positive integer \(p\) a prime number?
1) \(p\) is odd.
2) \(2 < p < 17\)
The OA is E
Source: GMAT Paper Tests
p is odd
Since not all odd numbers are prime, p could or could not be a prime number.
Statement one alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Statement Two Alone:
2 < p < 17
Since there are prime and composite numbers between 2 and 17, p is not necessarily a prime number.
Statement two alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Statements One and Two Together:
Since there are odd prime and odd composite numbers between 2 and 17, we cannot determine whether p is a prime number.
Answer: E
