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Re: If Z is an integer, is Z prime? [#permalink]
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The answer is B:

17! + 2 <= Z <= 17! + 17 means that z is like 17! + 2, 17! + 3 etc. So you can factor out a common integer from the expressions that will divide 17! + n (2 <= n <=17), e.g. 2 divides 17! + 2 because 17! also includes 2.

So z is not a prime.

(1) is not sufficient because there are primes and non-primes above 15!

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If the statement B was rephrased to ===> 17! + 2 < Z < 17! + 19 then will the answer to this question change to E ?
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Erjan_S wrote:
I read the Kaplan explanation and read explanations above in the thread and I can't find a clue....
For instance, why 17!+13 is equal to 13∗(2∗4∗5∗6∗7∗8∗9∗10∗11∗12∗14∗15∗16∗17+1)? Isn't (2∗4∗5∗6∗7∗8∗9∗10∗11∗12∗14∗15∗16∗17+1) = 17!? So, why 17! multiplied by 13 would be equal to 17! + 13?


17! + 13 = 2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10*11*12*13*14*15*16*17 + 13

Factor out 13: 13*(2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10*11*12*14*15*16*17 + 1)
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If Z is an integer, is Z prime?

(1) \(15!<z\) --> \(z\) is more than some number (\(15!\)). \(z\) may or may not be a prime. Not sufficient.

(2) \(17!+2\leq{z}\leq{17!+17}\) --> \(z\) cannot be a prime. For instance if \(z=17!+13=13*(2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10*11*12*14*15*16*17+1)\), then \(z\) is a multiple of 13, so not a prime. Same for all other numbers in this range. So, \(z=17!+x\), where \(2\leq{x}\leq{17}\) will definitely be a multiple of \(x\) (as we would be able to factor out \(x\) out of \(17!+x\), the same way as we did for 13). Sufficient.

Answer: B.

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Bunuel can you please give similar example (with factoring out number) where Z is prime number ? :-)


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Re: If Z is an integer, is Z prime? [#permalink]
I read the Kaplan explanation and read explanations above in the thread and I can't find a clue....
For instance, why 17!+13 is equal to 13∗(2∗4∗5∗6∗7∗8∗9∗10∗11∗12∗14∗15∗16∗17+1)? Isn't (2∗4∗5∗6∗7∗8∗9∗10∗11∗12∗14∗15∗16∗17+1) = 17!? So, why 17! multiplied by 13 would be equal to 17! + 13?
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Re: If Z is an integer, is Z prime? [#permalink]
Bunuel wrote:
If Z is an integer, is Z prime?

(1) \(15!<z\) --> \(z\) is more than some number (\(15!\)). \(z\) may or may not be a prime. Not sufficient.

(2) \(17!+2\leq{z}\leq{17!+17}\) --> \(z\) cannot be a prime. For instance if \(z=17!+13=13*(2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10*11*12*14*15*16*17+1)\), then \(z\) is a multiple of 13, so not a prime. Same for all other numbers in this range. So, \(z=17!+x\), where \(2\leq{x}\leq{17}\) will definitely be a multiple of \(x\) (as we would be able to factor out \(x\) out of \(17!+x\), the same way as we did for 13). Sufficient.

Answer: B.

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https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-x-is-an-in ... 00670.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/does-the-inte ... 26735.html

Hope it's clear.


Bunuel can you please give similar example (with factoring out number) where Z is prime number ? :-)
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Re: If Z is an integer, is Z prime? [#permalink]
Epex wrote:
If the statement B was rephrased to ===> 17! + 2 < Z < 17! + 19 then will the answer to this question change to E ?


Bunuel, what is the answer to this?

If statement B was rephrased to 17! + 2 < Z < 17! + 19, wouldn't the answer remain the same? Z < 17! +19, meaning Z can be at most 17! + 18 which is not prime.
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