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by Anurag@Gurome » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:18 pm
sud21 wrote:x is a prime, x=?
1) The sum of the factors of x is 24
2) The product of the factors of x is 23
If x is a prime, x has only two factors: 1 and x

Statement 1: (1 + x) = 24 ---> x = 23 ---> Sufficient

Statement 2: 1*x = 23 ---> x = 23 ---> Sufficient

The correct answer is D.
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