{"id":23471,"date":"2014-04-11T02:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23471"},"modified":"2014-04-04T22:34:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T05:34:59","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-11-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-11-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Apr 11): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x' title='x' class='latex' \/> is a positive integer, is the number of its divisors smaller than <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=2%2A+%5Clceil+%5Csqrt%7Bx%7D+%5Crceil+-+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='2* \\lceil \\sqrt{x} \\rceil - 1' title='2* \\lceil \\sqrt{x} \\rceil - 1' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p><img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Clceil+a+%5Crceil&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\lceil a \\rceil' title='\\lceil a \\rceil' class='latex' \/> is defined as the smallest integer that is not less than <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=a&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='a' title='a' class='latex' \/> .<\/p>\n<p>   1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x' title='x' class='latex' \/> is not a square of an integer<br \/>\n   2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x' title='x' class='latex' \/> is prime<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m12-72874.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- D -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(141, 179, 226); border-top: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">e-GMAT\u2019s methods help non-natives improve on GMAT Verbal. $595 total savings @ GMAT Club. 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