Mahim27
Hello folks
Quick question - Why is 0 not included in the set of n numbers?
Because 0 is not a positive integer.
Set S consists of n distinct positive integers, none of which is greater than 12. What is the greatest possible value of n if no two integers in S have a common factor greater than 1?
ZERO:
1. Zero is an INTEGER.
2. Zero is an EVEN integer.
3. Zero is neither positive nor negative (the only one of this kind)
4. Zero is divisible by EVERY integer except 0 itself (\(\frac{x}{0} = 0\), so 0 is a divisible by every number, x).
5. Zero is a multiple of EVERY integer (\(x*0 = 0\), so 0 is a multiple of any number, x)
6. Zero is NOT a prime number (neither is 1 by the way; the smallest prime number is 2).
7. Division by zero is NOT allowed: anything/0 is undefined.
8. Any non-zero number to the power of 0 equals 1 (\(x^0 = 1\))
9. \(0^0\) case is NOT tested on the GMAT.
10. If the exponent n is positive (n > 0), \(0^n = 0\).
11. If the exponent n is negative (n < 0), \(0^n\) is undefined, because \(0^{negative}=0^n=\frac{1}{0^{(-n)}} = \frac{1}{0}\), which is undefined. You CANNOT take 0 to the negative power.
12. \(0! = 1! = 1\).