help !!!!!!!! GCI !!!!

This topic has expert replies
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 71
Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 11:04 pm
Thanked: 1 times

help !!!!!!!! GCI !!!!

by charmaine » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:55 pm
If x and y are positive integers, what is the value of xy ?

(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 10.

(2) The least common multiple of x and y is 180.


ans. C

thank u
Source: — Data Sufficiency |

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 2623
Joined: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:17 am
Location: Montreal
Thanked: 1090 times
Followed by:355 members
GMAT Score:780

by Ian Stewart » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:40 am
If you multiply the LCM and the GCD of two numbers, you always get the product of the two numbers. Or written as an equation,

LCM(x,y)*GCD(x,y) = x*y

So the answer is C.
For online GMAT math tutoring, or to buy my higher-level Quant books and problem sets, contact me at ianstewartgmat at gmail.com

ianstewartgmat.com