FactorsXAT Previous-Year Questions

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Factors · XAT PYQs

XAT 2019 · QA & DI
Q1.

We have two unknown positive integers m and n, whose product is less than 100.
There are two additional statement of facts available:

  1. mn is divisible by six consecutive integers { j, j + 1,...,j + 5 }
  2. m + n is a perfect square.

Which of the two statements above, alone or in combination shall be sufficient to determine the numbers m and n?

XAT 2017 · QA & DI
Q2.

If N = (11p+7)(7q-2)(5r+1)(3s) is a perfect cube, where p, q, r and s are positive integers, then the smallest value of p + q + r + s is:

XAT 2016 · QA & DI
Q3.

For two positive integers a and b, if (a + b)(a+b) is divisible by 500, then the least possible value of a × b is: