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# M31-11

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What is the least positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number?

A. 31
B. 32
C. 33
D. 62
E. 64

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09 Jun 2015, 07:50
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What is the least positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number?

A. 31
B. 32
C. 33
D. 62
E. 64

We need such number which is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number.

The smallest prime which is not a factor of 30! is obviously 31. So, the smallest positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number is therefore 2*31=62. Notice that all numbers between 30 and 62, are either primes (and we know that x is NOT a prime) or factors of 30! (because 30! has all their primes in higher powers). For example:

31 is a prime, hence x cannot be 31.

$$32 = 2^5$$. 30! will for sure have 2 in higher power than 5, hence 32 IS a factor of 30!.

$$33 = 3*11$$. Both 3 and 11 are factors of 30!, hence 33 IS a factor of 30!

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$$64= 2^6$$. 30! will for sure have 2 in higher power than 6, hence 64 IS a factor of 30!.

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17 Jun 2018, 20:04
Bunuel wrote:
Official Solution:

What is the least positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number?

A. 31
B. 32
C. 33
D. 62
E. 64

We need such number which is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number.

The smallest prime which is not a factor of 30! is obviously 31. So, the smallest positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number is therefore 2*31=62. Notice that all numbers between 30 and 62, are either primes (and we know that x is NOT a prime) or factors of 30! (because 30! has all their primes in higher powers). For example:

31 is a prime, hence x cannot be 31.

$$32 = 2^5$$. 30! will for sure have 2 in higher power than 5, hence 32 IS a factor of 30!.

$$33 = 3*11$$. Both 3 and 11 are factors of 30!, hence 33 IS a factor of 30!

...

$$64= 2^6$$. 30! will for sure have 2 in higher power than 6, hence 64 IS a factor of 30!.

I somehow did not understand this explanation.
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17 Jun 2018, 20:07
Cbirole wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
Official Solution:

What is the least positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number?

A. 31
B. 32
C. 33
D. 62
E. 64

We need such number which is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number.

The smallest prime which is not a factor of 30! is obviously 31. So, the smallest positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number is therefore 2*31=62. Notice that all numbers between 30 and 62, are either primes (and we know that x is NOT a prime) or factors of 30! (because 30! has all their primes in higher powers). For example:

31 is a prime, hence x cannot be 31.

$$32 = 2^5$$. 30! will for sure have 2 in higher power than 5, hence 32 IS a factor of 30!.

$$33 = 3*11$$. Both 3 and 11 are factors of 30!, hence 33 IS a factor of 30!

...

$$64= 2^6$$. 30! will for sure have 2 in higher power than 6, hence 64 IS a factor of 30!.

I somehow did not understand this explanation.

We need such number which is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number.

The smallest prime which is not a factor of 30! is obviously 31. So, the smallest positive integer that is not a factor of 30! and is not a prime number is 2*31=62.

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