What is the value of positive integer m?

Question

(1) m has only one odd factor.
(2) m has only one even factor.

Resad95 · Answer

1 ) Can be 3 or 9
insufficient

2) Can be 2, 4, 6 or 8 as a factor . Insufficient

Combined also doens't give certain answer.

In my opinion E

PKay · Answer

3 has two odd factors -1 and 3
similarly 4 has 1 odd and 2 even factors-1, 2 and 4.

St 1- m=1, 2, 4, 8... all have one odd factor 1
St 2- only m=2 is possible.
Hence  B

RR88 · Answer

Option B

Given: m(Integer) > 0; m = ?

I: m has only one odd factor
: Possible integers with only one odd factor: 1 (1); 2 (1,2); 4 (1, 2, 4); 8 (1, 2, 4, 8)
Not sufficient

II: m has only one even factor
: Only possible positive integer with only one even factor : 2 (1, 2)
: For example - 1 (no. of even factors 0); 3 (no. of even factors 0); 4 (no. of even factors 2 - 2&4); 5 (no. of even factors 0); 6 (no. of even factors 2 - 2&6)

varundixitmro2512 · Answer

IMO C

From 1 m has only one odd factor so m cam be 2(factors 1,2), can be 4 (1 , 2, 4)

From statement 2, m has only even factor( it doesn't state anything about odd factors) so m can be 2, 6 ,30

By combining both m has only one even and one odd then M can take only one value that is 2

tanmeet · Answer

Answer is Option B

Option A-m has only one odd factor.
let m=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
All have their factor as 1, which is ODD
So Insufficient...

Option B- m has only one even factor.

Only possible is option is 2 which has only one even factor...!!

So option B is required to answer the question...

AR15J · Answer

Statement 1: possible value can be 1 , 2, 4

Statement 2: possible value can be 2

Correct answer is B

umg · Answer

Bunuel  Isn't Statement 2 ambiguous?

It can be interpreted as:

1. m has only 1 factor which is even.  <- The intended meaning as per the OA

2. Of all the factors of m, only 1 is even  The other meaning

Bunuel · Answer

m has only one even factor means that out of all the factors of m only one is even. So, your first reading is not correct while the second one is.

umg · Answer

In that case, shouldn't OA be E ??

Bunuel · Answer

m has only one even implies that m = 2 only.

Bunuel · Answer

m has only one even implies that m = 2 only. Can you name any other positive integer with only one even factor?

Manbarasan · Answer

Statement 1 
Possible outputs: 2,4,8....

Statement 2: 
Possible outputs: 2,6,10,18,....

Combined gives output : 2

So option C

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Manbarasan · Answer

6 has only one even factor and two odd factors
10 has one even factor and two odd factors ..

30 has one even and three odd factors..so on

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Bunuel · Answer

6 has TWO even factors: 2 and 6.
30 has FOUR even factors: 2, 6, 10 and 30.

Manbarasan · Answer

6 has TWO even factors: 2 and 6. 30 has FOUR even factors: 2, 6, 10 and 30. Got it man .. Thank you Dunno y my mind gone so blunt

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