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Can the positive integer p be expressed as the product of two integers, each of which is greater than 1?1) 31 < p < 372) p is odd

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Answer:

Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Can the positive integer p be expressed as the product of two integers, each of which is greater than 1.

Statement 1: 31 < p < 37

The value of p is greater than 31 and less than 37.

Thus the possible values of p are: 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

All these numbers can be expressed as the product of two integers. Each of which is greater than 1,

Hence, statement 1 Alone is Sufficient.

Statement 2: p is odd

The statement is not sufficient because All prime numbers are odd numbers and if p is a prime number then p can't be expressed as the product of two integers, each of which is greater than 1.

Although if p is odd it is not necessarily to be prime for example 9 is an odd number but not a prime number. 9 can be expressed as the product of two integers, each of which is greater than 1.

Therefore, statement 2 Alone is not sufficient.

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