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by Anju@Gurome » Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:50 am
vipulgoyal wrote:6. Integer A and N, is A a prime number?
1) Besides 1, A is the least factor of N
2) A has two factors.
Statement 1: If A is the least factor of N, A must be a prime number as except 1 all the number are made of prime numbers.

Sufficient

Statement 2: Only prime numbers have two factors, 1 and the number itself.
So, A is a prime number.

Sufficient

The correct answer is D.
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by vipulgoyal » Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:55 am
positive no which have 2 factors 1 or itself called prime i guess, here nothin like +ve mentioned
thats was my concern
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by vipulgoyal » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:04 am
-5 is not a prime no though it has 2 factors -1 and -5 , I believe thats what the tricky part in qustion, hence ans is A
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by vipulgoyal » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:23 am
Anju, please suggest am i missing something
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by Anju@Gurome » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:31 am
vipulgoyal wrote:-5 is not a prime no though it has 2 factors -1 and -5 , I believe thats what the tricky part in qustion, hence ans is A
GMAT never asks for negative factors.
You won't see this problem in GMAT simply because GMAT would've said 'Positive integers A and N..." or used the phrase 'positive factors'.

Apart from that, if we consider negative factors just for the sake of mathematical discussion, any negative integer x has at least 4 factors : 1, -1, x, and -x
Same is true for any positive integer.
In your case, -5 has four factors : 1, -1, 5, and -5

But for most of the practical purpose negative factors do not mean anything. So they have their implications only in mathematical discussion. And that's why GMAT doesn't ask for them.

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by vipulgoyal » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:40 am
Thanks, As always very well explained
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