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If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16 ?

(1) The GCF of X and Y is 2.
(2) The LCM of X and Y is 48.
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09 Mar 2013, 13:09
I know that each statements are insufficient by itself. But i think Even taken together they are insufficient.
We know that GCF*LCM = X*Y
So X*Y = 96
Hence , when y = 24 , x =4
Similarly when y = 16 , x = 6
So i think both statements are insufficient taken together.

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Archit143 wrote:
If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16 ?

(1) The GCF of X and Y is 2.
(2) The LCM of X and Y is 48.

I know that each statements are insufficient by itself. But i think Even taken together they are insufficient.
We know that GCF*LCM = X*Y
So X*Y = 96
Hence , when y = 24 , x =4
Similarly when y = 16 , x = 6
So i think both statements are insufficient taken together.

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Notice that the greatest factor of 24 and 4 is 4, not 2 as given in the second statement.

Hope it helps.
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Archit143 wrote:
I know that each statements are insufficient by itself. But i think Even taken together they are insufficient.
We know that GCF*LCM = X*Y
So X*Y = 96
Hence , when y = 24 , x =4
Similarly when y = 16 , x = 6
So i think both statements are insufficient taken together.

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If GCF is 2 and LCM is 48, than the Pair of X and Y can be:
X=2,Y=48 and X=6,Y=16 and X=16, Y=6 and X=48, Y=2

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Archit143 wrote:
I know that each statements are insufficient by itself. But i think Even taken together they are insufficient.
We know that GCF*LCM = X*Y
So X*Y = 96
Hence , when y = 24 , x =4
Similarly when y = 16 , x = 6
So i think both statements are insufficient taken together.

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If GCF is 2 and LCM is 48, than the Pair of X and Y can be:
X=2,Y=48 and X=6,Y=16 and X=16, Y=6 and X=48, Y=2

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05 Nov 2013, 03:15
I am not getting the right answer for some reason. Can you please tell me the set of numbers for which both the statements are satisfied?

thank you.
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If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16 ?

(1) The GCF of X and Y is 2.
(2) The LCM of X and Y is 48.

I am not getting the right answer for some reason. Can you please tell me the set of numbers for which both the statements are satisfied?

thank you.

x = 6 and y = 16 --> the greatest common factor of 6 and 16 is 2, and the least common multiple of 6 and 16 is 48.
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05 Nov 2013, 07:13
Thanks Bunuel. But I am a but unclear still. Is there another set of numbers that satisfy both statements? Else answer should be C, no?
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emailmkarthik wrote:
Thanks Bunuel. But I am a but unclear still. Is there another set of numbers that satisfy both statements? Else answer should be C, no?

Not sure what you mean...

The correct answer IS C: no other x and y satisfy both the stem and the statements.
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My goodness. Thank you so much! I thought the answer was E and I was very confused. I saw the answer of some post and assumed it to be OA.
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If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16?

(1) The GCF of x and y is 2
(2) The LCM of x and y is 48
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If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16?

(1) The GCF of x and y is 2
(2) The LCM of x and y is 48

Dear accincognito,
I'm happy to help.

This is a hard problem! See this post for some insight:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmat-math-factors/

Statement #1: The GCF of x and y is 2
This leave open a wide array of possibilities. All we know is that x and y are two even numbers, both bigger than 2, with no common factors other than two: they could be
x = 4, y = 6
x = 6, y = 8
x = 6, y = 10
x = 6, y = 16
So, it's possible for y to equal 16 or equal something else. This statement, alone and by itself, does not give us sufficient information, so it is insufficient.

Statement #2: The LCM of x and y is 48
Without any other information, we could have
x = 3, y = 16
x = 4, y = 48
So, it's possible for y to equal 16 or equal something else. This statement, alone and by itself, does not give us sufficient information, so it is insufficient.

Combined: this is where it gets interesting.
The GCF of x and y is 2
The LCM of x and y is 48
This is a tricky combination. First, let's list all the factors of 48 --- in order to have a LCM of 48 with another number, each number must be a factor of 48.
factors of 48 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48}
Those are the possible candidates for x & y. We can eliminate 1 & 2, because x > 2, and we can eliminate 3, because that cannot have a GCF of 2 with anything else.
Possibilities for x & y = {4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48}
If y = 48, then every other number in the set is factor of 48, so the GCF would be the smaller number --- e.g. the GCF of 6 and 48 is 6. Therefore, we can't use 48.
If y = 24, then the first four numbers are factors of 24, so they don't work, and the GCF of 16 & 24 is 8. Therefore, we can't use 24.
Possibilities for x & y = {4, 6, 8, 12, 16}
Suppose y = 16
x = 4, y = 16 ===> GCF = 4, doesn't work
x = 6, y = 16 ===> GCF = 2 --- this is one possible pair!!
x = 8, y = 16 ===> GCF = 8, doesn't work
x = 12, y = 16 ===> GCF = 4, doesn't work
Suppose y = 8
x = 4, y = 8 ===> GCF = 4, doesn't work
x = 6, y = 8 ===> GCF = 2, but LCM = 24, doesn't work
Suppose y = 6
x = 4, y = 6 ===> GCF = 2, but LCM = 12, doesn't work
So, after all that, the only pair that satisfies both statements is x = 6, y = 16, so it turns out, y does in fact equal 16. We are able to give a definitive answer to the prompt question, so the combined statements are sufficient.

Does all this make sense?
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accincognito wrote:
If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16?

(1) The GCF of x and y is 2
(2) The LCM of x and y is 48

Dear accincognito,
I'm happy to help.

This is a hard problem! See this post for some insight:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmat-math-factors/

Statement #1: The GCF of x and y is 2
This leave open a wide array of possibilities. All we know is that x and y are two even numbers, both bigger than 2, with no common factors other than two: they could be
x = 4, y = 6
x = 6, y = 8
x = 6, y = 10
x = 6, y = 16
So, it's possible for y to equal 16 or equal something else. This statement, alone and by itself, does not give us sufficient information, so it is insufficient.

Statement #2: The LCM of x and y is 48
Without any other information, we could have
x = 3, y = 16
x = 4, y = 48
So, it's possible for y to equal 16 or equal something else. This statement, alone and by itself, does not give us sufficient information, so it is insufficient.

Combined: this is where it gets interesting.
The GCF of x and y is 2
The LCM of x and y is 48
This is a tricky combination. First, let's list all the factors of 48 --- in order to have a LCM of 48 with another number, each number must be a factor of 48.
factors of 48 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48}
Those are the possible candidates for x & y. We can eliminate 1 & 2, because x > 2, and we can eliminate 3, because that cannot have a GCF of 2 with anything else.
Possibilities for x & y = {4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48}
If y = 48, then every other number in the set is factor of 48, so the GCF would be the smaller number --- e.g. the GCF of 6 and 48 is 6. Therefore, we can't use 48.
If y = 24, then the first four numbers are factors of 24, so they don't work, and the GCF of 16 & 24 is 8. Therefore, we can't use 24.
Possibilities for x & y = {4, 6, 8, 12, 16}
Suppose y = 16
x = 4, y = 16 ===> GCF = 4, doesn't work
x = 6, y = 16 ===> GCF = 2 --- this is one possible pair!!
x = 8, y = 16 ===> GCF = 8, doesn't work
x = 12, y = 16 ===> GCF = 4, doesn't work
Suppose y = 8
x = 4, y = 8 ===> GCF = 4, doesn't work
x = 6, y = 8 ===> GCF = 2, but LCM = 24, doesn't work
Suppose y = 6
x = 4, y = 6 ===> GCF = 2, but LCM = 12, doesn't work
So, after all that, the only pair that satisfies both statements is x = 6, y = 16, so it turns out, y does in fact equal 16. We are able to give a definitive answer to the prompt question, so the combined statements are sufficient.

Does all this make sense?
Mike

No need to test that many cases, let's see

x,y are positive integers and 2<x<y. Is y=16?

First statement
GCF (x,y) is 2

Well we could have:

Hence insufficient

Second Statement
LCM (x,y) is 48
48 = 2^4 * 3

Now we can test cases here too: Either x=3 and y=2^4 when answer is YES
OR x=7 y = 48 answer is NO

Both together
Since GCF =2 and LCM = 48 and since 2<x<y we can only have x=6, y=16

Hence C is the correct answer
Cheers
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Again @Mike, No need for all the fuzz, let's see

x,y are positive integers and 2<x<y. Is y=16?

First statement
GCF (x,y) is 2

Well we could have:

Hence insufficient

Second Statement
LCM (x,y) is 48
48 = 2^4 * 3

Now we can test cases here too: Either x=3 and y=2^4 when answer is YES
OR x=7 y = 48 answer is NO

Both together
Since GCF =2 and LCM = 48 and since 2<x<y we can only have x=6, y=16

Hence C is the correct answer
Cheers
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Archit143 wrote:
If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16 ?

(1) The GCF of X and Y is 2.
(2) The LCM of X and Y is 48.

Given: 2 < X < Y
Question: Does Y = 16?

(1) The GCF of X and Y is 2.
X = 2a; Y = 2b (a and b are co prime integers)
Y may or may not be 16 e.g. X = 6, Y = 16 OR X = 6, Y = 8 etc

(2) The LCM of X and Y is 48.
$$48 = 2^4 * 3$$
One of X and Y must have 2^4 = 16 as a factor and one must have 3 as a factor. Again, Y may or may not be 16 e.g. X = 6, Y = 16 OR X = 1, Y = 48 etc

Using both together, X = 2a, Y = 2b.
Since a and b need to be co-prime and both X and Y need to be greater than 2, one of a and b must be 3 and the other must be 8 (since X and Y already have a 2 to make 16).
X = 6, Y = 16 (since X is less than Y).
Y must be 16.

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If x and y are integers and 2<x<y, does y=16?

(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 2.
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If x and y are integers and 2<x<y, does y=16?

(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 2.
(2) The lowest common multiple of x and y is 48.

Merging topics. Please refer to the discussion above.
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Archit143 wrote:
If x and y are integers and 2 < x < y, does y = 16 ?

(1) The GCF of X and Y is 2.
(2) The LCM of X and Y is 48.

FROM 1 GCF is 2 ( common prime factor with the lowest power )

(x,y) could be (4, 28) , (6,10) (14,16) ... insuff

from 2

LCM = (2^4 *3) ( factors unique to each integer * common prime factor to the largest power) ... insuff

both

since 2 is the GCF then one one of the 2 numbers has 2^1 and the other 2^4 and we need to know where the 3 factor belongs ( it only belongs to one of the two numbers since GCF is 2) . from stem 2<x<y , thus the smallest of x and y has to be bigger than 2^1 by the 3 factor , thus (x,y) = (6,16)
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