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An integer grater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n.
(2) The tens digit of n is 2

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An integer grater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

Given: $$n>20$$ --> two digit integer can be written as follows: $$n=10b+a>20$$ --> $$2\leq{b}\leq{9}$$, $$0\leq{a}\leq{9}$$.

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n. This statement implies that $$a=kb$$, ($$0\leq{k}\leq{4}$$) --> $$n=10b+a=10b+kb=b(10+k)$$ --> as $$b\geq{2}$$, $$n$$ will always be composite and factor of $$b$$. Sufficient

(2) The tens digit of n is 2. This statement implies that $$b=2$$, but $$n$$ can be for instance composite 25 or prime 29. Not sufficient.

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SI tells us that the tens digit is a factor of units digit so possible values of units digit are 4,6,8,9.....all would be even nos except no ending with digit 9, which will be 39... so all r composite....
SII.. no can be any of 21,22,23.....29..ie mix of composite and prime

Actually units digit of $$n$$ can be any digit but 1, meaning that 0, 2, 3, 5, 7 too. And for 9: 99 also fits: eg . 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 22, 33, 55, 77, 99.
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me too A.

considering A, the number can be written as

a(ak)

where a is the tens digit and ak is the unit digit, k is some constant.

= 10a + ak
= a(10+k)

this is always divisible by a and hence composite since a is not equal to 1
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An integer grater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n.

(2) The tens digit of n is 2

Plz Explain..

(1) 24 (2 is a factor of 4), 39 (3 is a factor of 9), 48 (4 is a factor of 8) ... sufficient

(2) 22 composite, 23 not composite - not sufficient
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1. it could be 22, 24, 26, 28, 33 or so on.
2. it could be 21 to 29.

from 1 n is a composit. so A.
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Another one for (A)

I. 22, 26, 39 .. always composite. sufficient
II. 21-29 .. not sufficient.
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SI tells us that the tens digit is a factor of units digit so possible values of units digit are 4,6,8,9.....all would be even nos except no ending with digit 9, which will be 39... so all r composite....
SII.. no can be any of 21,22,23.....29..ie mix of composite and prime
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An integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n.
(2) The tens digit of n is 2.

The moment I hear two digit prime number, I think of numbers having 1/3/7/9 as unit's digit. A two digit number ending in 0/2/4/5/6/8 cannot be prime since they are either even or a multiple of 5 (if it is a single digit, 5 is prime)

Stmnt 1: Ten's digit is a factor of the unit's digit.
It is easy to see that there are many such composite numbers e.g. 24, 26 etc.

I will try to find if there are any such prime numbers: The only factor of 1 is 1; of 3 are 1 and 3; of 7 are 1 and 7; of 9 are 1, 3 and 9.
11, 13, 17 and 19 are not allowed since the number should be greater than 20.
33, 77, 39 and 99 are all composite. So there is no such prime number. All such number will be composite so n is composite. Hence sufficient.

Stmnt 2: The tens digit of n is 2.
21 is not prime while 23 is. Hence not sufficient.

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The tricky thing about this question was for me a very simple thing, i.e. pace. Because I was in a hurry I did not wrote down n > 20 and therefore 11 was in my range. So my advice is be calm. Because 11 is a prime where the tens digit is a factor of the units digit. This is correct isn't it?
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Hi Bunuel,

I got the answer by other way. However, i would like to understand your explanation on (1) where you stated that a=kb, (0<=k<=4) --> n=10b+a=10b+kb=b(10+k) --> as b>=2, n will always be composite and factor of b.

Can you please explain in detail this a=kb part? why (0<=k<=4)?

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Hi Bunuel,

I got the answer by other way. However, i would like to understand your explanation on (1) where you stated that a=kb, (0<=k<=4) --> n=10b+a=10b+kb=b(10+k) --> as b>=2, n will always be composite and factor of b.

Can you please explain in detail this a=kb part? why (0<=k<=4)?

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(1) says that the tens digit of n, which is b, is a factor of the units digit of n, which is a. So, b is a factor of a --> $$a=kb$$, for some integer k.

As for $$0\leq{k}\leq{4}$$: the least value of b is 2, thus if k is 5 or more, then a becomes 10 or more, which is not possible since we know that a is a digit ($$0\leq{k}\leq{4}$$).

Hope it's clear.
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An integer grater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n.
(2) The tens digit of n is 2

The most important point is here that means that tens digit is > 1 (because 1 is a factor of any number, and it would make the whole calculation here too complex)
1 is a divisor of every integer. And zero is a multiple of every integer, including zero.

(1) If a units digit has a factor other than 1 and itself it's not prime, consider also these numbers 33, 44, 55 etc which have 11 as a factor- $$SUFFICIENT$$
(2) We already know that. Clearly not sufficient
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A two digit number comprised of two composite numbers is always composite. (1) is sufficient.

B is not sufficient. With thens digit as 2, the number could be 29, which is prime and 24, which is composite.
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A two digit number comprised of two composite numbers is always composite. (1) is sufficient.

B is not sufficient. With thens digit as 2, the number could be 29, which is prime and 24, which is composite.

Hi,
the statement may not be correct... 89 is a prime number, which has both digits composite..
stat 1 is suff but not for the reason you have mentioned..
there is no prime number till 100 satisfying the condition of 1
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hdwnkr wrote:
A two digit number comprised of two composite numbers is always composite. (1) is sufficient.

B is not sufficient. With thens digit as 2, the number could be 29, which is prime and 24, which is composite.

Hi,
the statement may not be correct... 89 is a prime number, which has both digits composite..
stat 1 is suff but not for the reason you have mentioned..
there is no prime number till 100 satisfying the condition of 1

Thanks a lot. Much appreciated. Was figuring out ways to remember certain tricks. Thanks again for the correction
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An integer grater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

Given: $$n>20$$ --> two digit integer can be written as follows: $$n=10b+a>20$$ --> $$2\leq{b}\leq{9}$$, $$0\leq{a}\leq{9}$$.

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n. This statement implies that $$a=kb$$, ($$0\leq{k}\leq{4}$$) --> $$n=10b+a=10b+kb=b(10+k)$$ --> as $$b\geq{2}$$, $$n$$ will always be composite and factor of $$b$$. Sufficient

(2) The tens digit of n is 2. This statement implies that $$b=2$$, but $$n$$ can be for instance composite 25 or prime 29. Not sufficient.

chetan2u wrote:
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SI tells us that the tens digit is a factor of units digit so possible values of units digit are 4,6,8,9.....all would be even nos except no ending with digit 9, which will be 39... so all r composite....
SII.. no can be any of 21,22,23.....29..ie mix of composite and prime

Actually units digit of $$n$$ can be any digit but 1, meaning that 0, 2, 3, 5, 7 too. And for 9: 99 also fits: eg . 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 22, 33, 55, 77, 99.

Hi ,

it is a prime number and
7 is factor of 1.
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Bunuel wrote:
An integer grater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

Given: $$n>20$$ --> two digit integer can be written as follows: $$n=10b+a>20$$ --> $$2\leq{b}\leq{9}$$, $$0\leq{a}\leq{9}$$.

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n. This statement implies that $$a=kb$$, ($$0\leq{k}\leq{4}$$) --> $$n=10b+a=10b+kb=b(10+k)$$ --> as $$b\geq{2}$$, $$n$$ will always be composite and factor of $$b$$. Sufficient

(2) The tens digit of n is 2. This statement implies that $$b=2$$, but $$n$$ can be for instance composite 25 or prime 29. Not sufficient.

chetan2u wrote:
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SI tells us that the tens digit is a factor of units digit so possible values of units digit are 4,6,8,9.....all would be even nos except no ending with digit 9, which will be 39... so all r composite....
SII.. no can be any of 21,22,23.....29..ie mix of composite and prime

Actually units digit of $$n$$ can be any digit but 1, meaning that 0, 2, 3, 5, 7 too. And for 9: 99 also fits: eg . 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 22, 33, 55, 77, 99.

Hi ,

it is a prime number and
7 is factor of 1.

7 is not a factor of 1, 7 is a multiple of 1.
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Bunuel wrote:
An integer grater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?

Given: $$n>20$$ --> two digit integer can be written as follows: $$n=10b+a>20$$ --> $$2\leq{b}\leq{9}$$, $$0\leq{a}\leq{9}$$.

(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n. This statement implies that $$a=kb$$, ($$0\leq{k}\leq{4}$$) --> $$n=10b+a=10b+kb=b(10+k)$$ --> as $$b\geq{2}$$, $$n$$ will always be composite and factor of $$b$$. Sufficient

(2) The tens digit of n is 2. This statement implies that $$b=2$$, but $$n$$ can be for instance composite 25 or prime 29. Not sufficient.

chetan2u wrote:
A..
SI tells us that the tens digit is a factor of units digit so possible values of units digit are 4,6,8,9.....all would be even nos except no ending with digit 9, which will be 39... so all r composite....
SII.. no can be any of 21,22,23.....29..ie mix of composite and prime

Actually units digit of $$n$$ can be any digit but 1, meaning that 0, 2, 3, 5, 7 too. And for 9: 99 also fits: eg . 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 22, 33, 55, 77, 99.

Hi ,

it is a prime number and
7 is factor of 1.

1 is a factor of 7 but not other way around.
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28 Jul 2016, 00:54
good question

1)tens digit is a factor of unit digit and GIVEN-n>20

only 2,3,4 and 5 suffice

so number with 2 would be

26=2 & 6(2*3) always a multiple of 2 or 2 as common.so more than 2 factors.Composite
Similar for other nos

36 or 33=3 & 6 or 3 & 3

so A is suff

2)tens digit is 2

can be 23 or 26(prime or comp)

insuff

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An integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer is greater than 20, is n composite?

1. The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n
2. The tens digit of n is 2

Here's How I followed it-
the integer will be 10y + x.
As per statement 1:
x is multiple of y i.e. for 24: x=4, y=2, OR for 26 : x =6, y=2

Hence Insufficient.

Statement 2: Insufficient.

Combining both also gives the ambiguity of the integer being 24 or 26.

Hence 'E'

Can you tell me what's the blunder I have made?

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