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If x and y are nonzero integers

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by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:33 am
If x and y are nonzero integers, is x/y an integer?

(1) x is the product of 2 and some other integer.
(2) There is only one pair of positive integers whose product equals y.

Can some experts please give an explanation to this question?

OA E
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by elias.latour.apex » Sun Dec 24, 2017 2:00 pm
When taking on any data sufficiency question, we should start by asking ourselves: "What do I need?"

X and Y are non-zero integers. Is x/y an integer? What do I need? Well, if x is a multiple of y then the answer is yes. If x is not a multiple of y then the answer is no. So what I need is some way to determine whether x is a multiple of y.

Statement 1 does not tell me whether X is a multiple of Y.
Statement 2 does not tell me whether X is a multiple of Y.
Combined I still don't know whether X is a multiple of Y.

So E.
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