GeminiHeat wrote:
If x and y are positive integers greater than 1 such that x – y and x/y are both even integers, which of the following numbers must be non-prime integers?
I. x
II. x + y
III. y/x
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II
(E) I, II and III
If \(x - y = even\) and \(\frac{x}{y} = even\), both \(x\) and \(y\) must be even integers greater than \(2\)
I: \(x\) is non-prime - YES\(x > 2\) and an even number, since it is an even greater than \(2\) it will have more than two factors
II: \(x + y\) is non-prime - YESSince the sum is an even greater than \(2\) it will have more than two factors
III: y/x is non prime - NOWe cannot say!
Example: \(x = 4\) and \(y = 8\), so \(\frac{y}{x} = 2\) which is a prime
Hence, option D