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The number of distinct prime factors of x
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17 Sep 2018, 20:42
17 Sep 2018, 20:42
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of distinct prime factors of x |
The number of distinct prime factors of 4x |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Re: The number of distinct prime factors of x
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17 Sep 2018, 21:40
17 Sep 2018, 21:40
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Carcass wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of distinct prime factors of x |
The number of distinct prime factors of 4x |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
We know 2 is also a prime factor
for the quantity 4x , we will always have 2(prime factor) * X
So Qty B will always have a extra prime number if x is not 2
But if x = 2 then,
QTY A = QTY B, as both of them will have only one distinct prime factor i.e. 2
Hence the option is D
Re: The number of distinct prime factors of x
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17 Nov 2019, 06:02
17 Nov 2019, 06:02
any other explanation?
