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(1) x = y + 6........many possibilities - INSUFFICIENT
(2) y/6 is an integer........y=6a - INSUFFICIENT

combining both x = y + 6, y=6a

x = 6(a+1) , y=6a
so the gcd of x,y is 6

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I got this incorrect, maybe there's something I'm missing?

1) & 2) alone are insufficient.

Together, it would seem that the GCF is 6, but not necessarily, if there were greater (hidden) prime factors, it would make 1) and 2) together insufficient.

Prime factors of x: 2, 3, a + 1, (n?)
Prime factors of y: 2, 3 , a, (n?)

If n were, say, 13, then the GCD would no longer be 6.

Am I missing something here?
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I got this incorrect, maybe there's something I'm missing?

1) & 2) alone are insufficient.

Together, it would seem that the GCF is 6, but not necessarily, if there were greater (hidden) prime factors, it would make 1) and 2) together insufficient.

Prime factors of x: 2, 3, a + 1, (n?)
Prime factors of y: 2, 3 , a, (n?)

If n were, say, 13, then the GCD would no longer be 6.

Am I missing something here?

Hi North1South ,

You proposed a great question! We have x = y + 6 though so if y has a factor of 13 then x cannot have a factor of 13, they only have a difference of 6. We can use statement 1 to conclude the GCF must be a factor of 6, hence their GCF is 1, 2, 3, or 6.
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