DS - PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Prime / Odd and Even

1.

If x, y, and z are integers and xy + z is an odd integer, is x an even integer?

(1) xy + xz is an even integer
(2) y + xz is an odd integer

2.

If x is an integer, is (x2 + 1)(x + 5) an even number?

(1) x is an odd number
(2) Each prime factor of x2 is greater than 7

3.

If y and z are integers, is y (z + 1) odd?

(1) y is odd
(2) z is even

4.

If n is an integer between 10 and 99 is n < 80?

(1) The sum of the two digits of n is a prime number.
(2) Each of the two digits of n is a prime number.

5.

How many odd integers are greater than the integer x and less than the integer y?
(1) There are 12 even integers greater than x and less than y
(2) there are 24 integers greater than x and less than y

6.

If k and t are integers and k2 t2 is an odd integer, which of the following must be an even integer?
I. k + t + 2
II. k2 + 2kt + t2
III. k2 + t2

7.

Is the positive integer 'n' an odd integer?

(1) n + 4 is a prime number (2) n + 3 is not a prime number

8.

If w, x, y and z are integers such that w/x and y/z are integers, is w/x + y/z odd?
(1) wx + yz is odd
(2) wz + yx is odd

9.

Is the prime number p equal to 37?

(1) p = n2 + 1
(2) p2 is greater than 200.

10.

If P is a prime number greater than 2, what is the value of P?

(1) There are total of 100 prime numbers between 1 and p+1
(2) There are total of P prime numbers between 1 and 3912

11.

Can the positive integer n be written as the sum of two different positive prime numbers?
(1) n is greater than 3
(2) n is odd

12.

If x is an even integer, which of the following must always be odd?

a. 3x/2
b. (3x/2) + 1
c. 3x2
d. (3x2)/2

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FACTORS / LCM / HCF

1.

The integers m and p are such that 2 < m < p, and m is not a factor of p. If r is the remainder when p is
divided by m, is r > 1?
(1) the greatest common factor of m and p is 2
(2) the least common multiple of m and p is 30

2.

If the integer n is greater than 1, is n equal to 2?

(1) n has exactly two positive factors
(2) The difference between any two distinct positive factors is odd.

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3.

The function f is defined for all positive integers n by the following rule: f(n) is the number of positive integers
each of which is less than n and also has no positive factor in common with n other than 1. If p is a prime
number then f(p) = ?
p1
p2
(p + 1) / 2
(p 1) / 2
2

4.

For every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the even integers from
2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor of h(100) + 1, then p is
A. between 2 and 10
B. between 10 and 20 C. between 20 and 30
D. between 30 and 40 E. greater than 40

5.

Is the integer n odd?

(1) n is divisible by 3

(2) 2n is divisible by twice as many positive integers as n

6.

If 'x' and 'y' are positive integers such that x = 8y + 12, what is the greatest common divisor of 'x' and 'y'?
(1) x = 12u, where 'u' is an integer
(2) y = 12z, where 'z' is an integer

7.

If d is a positive integer, f is the product of the first 30 positive integers, what is the value of d?
(1) 10d is a factor of f
(2) d > 6

8.

The product of the units digit, the tens digit, and the hundreds digit of the positive integer m is 96. What is
the units digit of m?
(1) m is odd
(2) The hundreds digit of m is 8

9.

How many different prime numbers are factors of the positive integer n?
(1) four different prime numbers are factors of 2n
(2) four different prime numbers are factors of n2.

10.

Does the integer k have a factor p such that 1 < p < k?

(1) k > 4!
(2) 13! + 2 k 13! + 13.

11.

An integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two digit integer n is greater than 20, is
n composite?
(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n
(2) The tens digit of n is 2.

12.

If a and b are positive integers, is a a multiple of b?

(1) Every prime factor of b is also a prime factor of a (2) Every factor of b is also a factor of a

13.

If the prime numbers p and t are the only prime factors of the integer m, is m a multiple of p2 t?
(1) m has more than 9 positive factors
(2) m is a multiple of p3

14.

The positive integer k has exactly two positive prime factors, 3 and 7. If K has a total of 6 positive factors,
including 1 and k, what is the value of K?
(1) 32 is a factor of k
(2) 72 is NOT a factor of k

15.

If X is a positive integer, what is the Least common multiple of X, 6, 9?

(1) the least common multiple of x and 6 is 30 (2) the least common multiple of x and 9 is 45

16.

If k is an integer greater than 1, is k equal to 2r for some positive integer r?

(1) k is divisible by 26
(2) k is not divisible by any odd integer greater than 1

17.

If x, y, and z are integers greater than 1, what is the value of x + y + z?

(1) xyz = 70
(2) x/yz = 7/10

18.

If n and p are positive integers and 450 n = n3, which of following must be integer?
I. y/(3 22 5) II. y/(32 2 5)
III. y/(3 2 52)

19.

If x and y are positive integers, is x y a multiple of 8?

(1) the Greatest Common Divisor of x and y is 10
(2) the Least Common Multiple of x and y is 100

20.

For all positive integers m, [m] = 3m when m is odd and [m] = m when m is even. Which of the following
is equivalent to [9] [6]?
[81]
[54]
[36]
[27]
[18]

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21.

For any positive integer n, the length of n is defined as the number of prime factors whose product is n. For
example, the length of 75 is 3, since 75 = 3 5 5. How many twodigit positive integers have length 6?
a. none
b. one c. two d. three
e. four

22.

If n is a positive integer and the product of all integers from 1 to n, inclusive, is a multiple of 990, what is the
least possible value of n?

23.

If x and y are positive integers, what is the value of x + y?

(1) 2x 3y = 72
(2) 2x 2y = 32

24.

In the fraction x/y, where x and y are positive integers, what is the value of y?
(1) The LCM of x/y and 1/3 is 6.
(2) x = 1

25.

If a, b, k, and m are positive integers, is ak a factor of bm?

(1) a is a factor of b
(2) k m

26.

Is positive integer n divisible by 3?

(1) n2/36 is an integer
(2) 144/n2 is an integer

27.

If M and N are positive integers and MN = K, is M + N = K + 1?

(1) M = 1
(2) K is a prime number

28.

What is the greatest common divisor of positive integers m and n?

(1) m is a prime number
(2) 2n = 7m

29.

If n is a multiple of 5 and n = p2q, where p and q are prime numbers, which of the following must be a
multiple of 25?
(A) p2 (B) q2 (C) pq (D) p2 q2
(E) p3 q

30.

If n is a positive integer less than 200 and 14n/60 is a positive integer, then n has how many different
positive prime factors?
2
3
5
6
8

31.

If x and y are positive integers, what is the value of xy?

(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 10. (2) The least common multiple of x and y is 180.

32.

If n = 4p, where p is a prime number greater than 2, how many different positive even divisors does n have,
including n?
2
3
4
6
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If n and t are positive integers, what is the greatest prime factor of the product nt?
(1) The greatest common factor of n and t is 5.
(2) The least common multiple of n and t is 105.

34.

In a certain deck of cards, each card has a positive integer written on it. In a multiplication game, a child
draws a card and multiplies the integer on the card by the next larger integer. If each possible product is
between 15 and 200 then the least and greatest integers on the cards could be
3 and 15
3 and 20
4 and 13
4 and 14
5 and 14

35.

If r and s are positive integers is r/s an integer?

(1) Every factor if s is also a factor of r
(2) Every prime factor of s is also a prime factor of r

36.

Is the threedigit number less than 550?

(1) The product of the digits in n is 30

(2) The sum of the digits in n is 10

37.

If n is an integers, is n/15 an integer?

(1) 3n/15 is an integer. (2) 8n/15 is an integer

38.

If k is a positive integer, is K the square of an integer?

(1) k is divisible by 4
(2) k is divisible by exactly four primes
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39.

If x and y are integers greater than 1, is x a multiple of y?

(1) 3y2 + 7y = x
(2) X2 X is a multiple of y.

40.

Is the integer k divisible by 4?

(1) 8k is divisible by 16.

41.

(2) 9k is divisible by 12.

The positive integers x, y and z are such that x is a factor of y and y is a factor of z. Is z even.
(1) xz is even
(2) y is even.
Divisibility / Remainders

1.

If p and n are positive integers and p > n, what is the remainder when p2 n2 is divided by 15?
(1) The remainder when p + n is divided by 5 is 1
(2) The remainder when p n is divided by 3 is 1

2.

What is the remainder when the positive integer n is divided by the positive integer k, where k > 1?
(1) n = (k+1)3
(2) k = 5

3.

When positive integer n is divided by 3, the remainder is 2; and when positive integer t is divided by 5, the
remainder is 3. What is the remainder when the product nt is divided by 15?
(1) n 2 is divisible by 5
(2) t is divisible by 3

4.

If t is a positive integer and r is the remainder when t2 + 5t + 6 is divided by 7, what is the value of r?
(1) when t is divided by 7, the remainder is 6
(2) when t2 is divided by 7, the remainder is 1

5.

If p is a positive odd integer, what is the remainder when p is divided by 4?

(1) When p is divided by 8, the remainder is 5.
(2) p is the sum of the squares of two positive integers.

6.

If p, x, and y are positive integers, y is odd, and p = x2 + y2, is x divisible by 4?

(1) When p is divided by 8, the remainder is 5.
(2) x y = 3.

7.

Is the integer x divisible by 6?

(1) x + 3 is divisible by 3

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8.

If n is a positive integer and r is the remainder when 4 + 7n is divided by 3, what is the value of r?
(1) n + 1 is divisible by 3
(2) n > 20

9.

If n is a positive integer, and r is the remainder when 4n + 7 is divided by 3, what is the value of r?
(1) n + 1 is divisible by 3
(2) n > 20

10.

What is the remainder when X4 + Y4 divide by 5?

(1) X Y divided by 5 gives remainder 1
(2) X + Y divided by 5 gives remainder 2

11.

When N is divided by 10 the remainder is 1 and when N is divided by 3 the remainder is 2. What is the
remainder when N is divided by 30?
13
3
11
6
17

12.

If n and m are positive integers, what is the remainder when 34n+2 + m is divided by 10?
(1) n = 2
(2) m = 1

13.

If n is a positive integer and r is the remainder when (n 1)(n + 1) is divided by 24, what is the value of r?
(1) n is not divisible by 2
(2) n is not divisible by 3

14.

What is the remainder when the positive integer x is divided by 6?

(1) When x is divided by 2, the remainder is 1; and when x is divided by 3, the remainder is 0.
(2) When x is divided by 12, the remainder is 3.

15.

If N is a positive integer, is (N3 N) divisible by 4?

(1) n = 2k + 1, where K is an integer.
(2) n2 + n is divisible by 6

16.

When positive integer n is divided by 25, the remainder is 13. What is the value of n?
(1) N < 100
(2) When N is divided by 20, the remainder is 3

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17.

If n is a positive integer and r is the remainder when n2 1 is divisible by 8, what is the value of r?
(1) n is odd
(2) n is not divisible by 8

18.

Is the integer x divisible by 6?

(1) x + 3 is divisible by 3

(2) x + 3 is an odd number.

Number Line
1.

If m and r are two numbers on a number line, what is the value of r?

(1) The distance between r and 0 is 3 times the distance between m and 0
(2) 12 is halfway between m and r

2.

If n denotes a number to the left of 0 on the number line such that the square of n is less than 1/100, then
the reciprocal of n must be
A. less than 10
B. between 1 and 1/10
C. between 1/10 and 0
D. between 0 and 1/10
E. greater than 10

3.

On the number line shown, is zero halfway between r and s? rst

(1) s is right to the zero
(2) the distance between t and r is the same as the distance between t and (s)

4.

If s and t are two different numbers on the number line, is s + t = 0?

(1) The distance between s and 0 is the same as the distance between t and 0
(2) 0 is between s and t

5.

The points A, B, C and D are on a number line, not necessarily in this order. If the distance between A and B
is 18 and the distance between C and D is 8, what is the distance between B and D?
(1) The distance between C and A is the same as the distance between C and B.
(2) A is to the left of D on the number line.

6.

If x is a positive number less than 10, is z greater than the average (arithmetic mean) of x and 10?
(1) On the number line, z is closer to 10 than it is to x.
(2) z = 5x

7.

If x and y are points on the number line, what is the value of x + y?

(1) 6 is the halfway between x and y.
(2) y = 2x

8.

On the number line, the distance between point A and point C is 5 and the distance between point B and
point C is 20. Does point C lie between A and B?
(1) The distance between point A and point B is 25
(2) Point A lies to the left of Point B.

9.

On the number line, the distance between x and y is greater than the distance between x and z. Does z lie
between x and y on the number line?
(1) xyz < 0
(2) xy < 0

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Series / Sequences
1.

The sum of first 50 even numbers is 2550. What is the sum of even numbers from 102 to 200 inclusive?
5100
7550
10100
15500
20100

2.

If the terms of a sequence t1, t2, ... tn, what is the value of n?
(1) The sum of the n terms is 3,124.
(2) The average (arithmetic mean) of the n terms is 4.

3.

If each term in the sum a1 + a2+ an is either 7 or 77 and the sum equals 350, which of the following cold
be the value of n?
38
39
40
41
42

4.

When a certain tree was first planted, it was 4 feet tall, and the height of the tree increased by a constant
amount each year for the next 6 years. At the end of the 6th year, the tree was 1/5 taller than it was at the
end of the 4th year. By how many feet did the height of the tree increased each year?
3/10
2/5

2/3
6/5
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5.

For a finite sequence of nonzero numbers, the number of variations in sign is designed as the number of pairs
of consecutive terms of the sequence for which the product of the two consecutive terms is negative. What is
the number of variations in sign for the sequence 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6?
One
Two
Three
Four
Five

6.

2 + 2 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 + 27 + 28?
29
210
216

7.

A certain list contains several different integers. Is the product of the integers in the list positive?
(1) The product of the greatest and the smallest of the integers in the list is positive
(2) There is an even number of integers in the list

8.

The sequence A1, A2, A3....An of n integers is such that Ak = k if k is odd and Ak= Ak 1 if k is even. Is the
sum of the terms in the sequence positive?
(1) n is odd
(2) An is positive

9.

Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?

(1) The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60.
(2) The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12.

10.

If there are more than two numbers in a certain list, is each of the numbers in the list equal to 0?
(1) The product of any two numbers in the list is equal to 0.
(2) The sum of any two numbers in the list is equal to 0.

11.

If X is equal to the sum of the even integers from 40 to 60, inclusive, and Y is the number of even integers
from 40 to 60, inclusive, what is the value of X+Y?
550
551
560
561
572

12.

If M is a finite set of negative integers, is the total number of integers in M an odd number?
(1) The product of all the integers in M is odd. (2) The product of all the integers in M is negative.

13.

In the sequence of positive number x1, x2, x3,. . . what is the value of x1??
(1) xj = (xj-1)/2 for all integers j > 1.
(2) x5 = x4 / (x4 + 1)

235

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14.

Mark bought a set of 6 flower pots of different sizes at a total cost of 8.25. Each pot cost 0.25 more than the
next one below in size. What is the cost of the largest pot?

15.

The sum of first N1 terms of AP is either zero or positive, but sum of first N terms is negative. What is the
value of N?
(1) Common difference is 4 and 7th term is last positive term.
(2) 25 is first term and there are 7 positive terms and all are integers.

16.

In the sequence 240, 120, 60, 30...... , each term after the first is 1/2 of the preceding term. What is the least
term of the sequence that is greater than 1?
A) 32/15
B) 16/15
C) 15/8
D) 15/4
E) 15/2

17.

In the arithmetic sequence t1, t2, t3,......., t(n), t1=23 and t(n)=t(n1) 3 for each n > 1. What is the value of n
when t(n)=4?
A) 1
B) 7
C) 10
D) 14
E) 20

Exponents / Formulas
1.

For how many integers is 2n = n2?

2.

2(41)^2 / 232?
a) 28

3.

75 can be written as the sum of the squares of 3 different positive integers. What is the sum of these 3
integers?
A. 17
B. 16
C. 15
D. 14
E. 13

4.

If 2x 2x2 = 3(213) then find the value of x?

b) 27

c) 26

d) 25

e) 24

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5.

If two of the four expressions x + y, x + 5y, x y, and 5x y are chosen at random, what is the probability
that their product will be of the form of x2 (by)2, where b is an integer?
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. 1/5
e. 1/6

6.

The Value of Cube Root of 89 is:

a. between 9 and 10
b. between 8 and 9
d. between 3 and 4
e. undefined

7.

25+25+35+35+35 = ?
a. 56
b. 135

c. 26+36

d. 27+38

8.

3X3(X1) =162 What is x(x1) = ?

9.

(82)(33)(24) / 962 = ?

10.

(8a) (1/4)b = ?

11.

If (1/5)m * (1/4)18 = 1/[2(10)35)], then m = ?

A. 17
B. 18
C. 34

14.

e. 45+95

(2) a = 2

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E. 36

If xy + z = x (y + z), which of the following must be true?

1. x=0 and z=0
2. x=1 and y=1
3. y=1 and z=0
5. x=1 or z=0

4. x=1 or y=0

What is the greatest prime factor of 417 228

a.2
b.3
c.5

d.7

e.11

If 521 * 411 = 2 * 10n, what is the value of n?

a) 11
b) 21
c) 22

d) 23

e) 32

15.

What is the value of a4 b4?

16.

(10012 9992) / (1012 992) = ?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 40

1) a2 b2 = 16

D. 80

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(1) b = 1.5a

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c. between 4 and 5

2) a + b = 8

E. 100

17.

If 0<x<y, what is the value of (x + y)2 / (x y)2

(1) x2 + y2 = 3xy
(2) xy = 3

18.

If xy + k = k and x cannot equal 0, which of the following must be true?

(A) x>y
(B) x+y=0
(C) y=0
(D) |xy|=0

(2) xy2 = 18

19.

If xy = 6, what is the value of xy ( x + y )?

20.

If z = (x + y)4 (x y)4, which of the following is equal to one half of one quarter of z?
A. x3y3
B. 8 x3y3
C. x3 y + yx3
D. 8(x3 y + yx3) E. x3 y - yx3

21.

If x + y = a and x y = b, then find 2xy in terms of a and b.

22.

If 1 = (x + y)/y x, then y =
(A)x/(x1)
(B) x/(x+1)

(C) (x1)/x

(1) x y = 5

(E) xy=1

(D) (x+1)/x

(E) x

23.

If x4 + y4 = 100, then the greatest possible value of x is between?

a) 0-3
b) 3-6
c) 6-9
d)9-12
e)12-13

24.

If xy = 1, What is the value of 2(x + y)^2 / 2(xy)^2

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16 E. 32

25.

What is the greatest prime factor of 234228?

1) 2
2) 3
3) 5

26.

4) 7

5) 11

a3 a2=48, find a.
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