Prime numbers 2 is the smallest prime number 2 is the only prime even number 1 is not a prime 3, 5, 7 are the only odd consecutive sequence of three integers Digits In the integer 5,432, 5 is the thousands digit, 4 is the hundreds digit, 3 is the tens digit, and 2 [...]
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Revised GRE Math Question Re-spin — The Best Way to Get Ready for the New GRE!
Try this question out and see how you do. Which of the following is NOT a factor of ? 17 21 25 29 42 51 85 121 Factorials can be intimidating. First off, it’s very difficult to calculate factorials over 6, much less find the factors. However, when finding the factors of a factorial, we [...]
It’s Not An Excited Number; It’s a Factorial!
If you’ve ever come across a number with an exclamation mark in front of it, that’s the factorial sign, e.g. 5!. Factorials don’t come up too often on the GRE, and when they do, it’s usually on harder problems. Still, you don’t want to be faced with an exclamation sign next to a number and [...]
