GMAT Number Properties: Divisibility and Prime Factors

GMAT Number Properties: Divisibility and Prime Factors

Welcome back to our series on number properties. In this article, we cover the heart and soul of number properties: divisibility, specifically as it relates to the prime factors of integers. Here’s the all-important fact: Divisibility boils down to shared primes....
Why is your GMAT Score Important for Prospective Jobs?

Why is your GMAT Score Important for Prospective Jobs?

Standing Out in Job Applications Taking the GMAT and getting a 700+ score is not only going to help you pursue your MBA career, it will also facilitate additional professional benefits. Indeed, the GMAT requires far more skills than just the math or verbal skills that...
The Basics of GMAT Combinatorics

The Basics of GMAT Combinatorics

Combinatorics can seem like one of the most difficult types of questions to come across on the GMAT. Luckily there are not many of them within the exam. Still these questions make up the top level of scoring on the test and therefore it is best if you are well...
Intro to GMAT Data Sufficiency- All you’ll need to know

Intro to GMAT Data Sufficiency- All you’ll need to know

As a GMAT test-taker, you are probably familiar with data sufficiency problems. These are one of the two question types that you will come across in the GMAT quant section, and you will find up to 10 of them on the exam. The rest of the 31 questions will be...
Consecutive Integers and Data Sufficiency (Avoiding Algebra)

Consecutive Integers and Data Sufficiency (Avoiding Algebra)

Last time, we left off with the following GMAT Official Guide problem, which tackles the Number Theory property of consecutive integers. Try the problem out, if you haven’t already, then we’ll get into the explanation: The sum of 4 different odd integers is 64. What...