How many prime numbers are less than integer k ?

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(1) 18 < k < 27
 (2) 23 < k < 30

sunita123 · Answer

stamt 1: 19 & 23 are 2 prime numbers in 18 < k < 27 . so we will get 2 answers for "how many prime numbers are less than K

stmt 2: 29 is the only prime number in 23<k<30
so we will get one answer

so answer is B

Bunuel · Answer

jayanthjanardhan · Answer

isnt this question framed wrongly?

Options A and B dont give the same answer!

Bunuel · Answer

Yes. This is a poor quality question and is a copy of the following GMAT Prep question: how-many-positive-prime-numbers-are-less-than-the-integer-n-144762.html

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