{"id":10103,"date":"2022-06-24T14:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T14:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/?p=10103"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:37:29","slug":"gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Section: Number Properties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n  \"name\": \"Number Properties (GMAT Course \u2013 Problem Solving & Data Sufficiency Math Concepts)\",\n  \"description\": \"Build rock-solid fundamentals for GMAT Quant: integers; factors vs multiples; even\/odd rules; properties of 0 and 1; absolute value as distance; rational vs irrational numbers; quick square-root comparisons. 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Some of the concepts this article covers are very simple, and some people may even consider them obvious, yet they aren&#8217;t so obvious to everyone. It is extremely crucial that you are up to date with these concepts if you are out to achieve your GMAT goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#GMAT_Quantitative_Reasoning_Section_Numbers_Defined\" >GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Section: Numbers Defined<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#Basic_Functions\" >Basic Functions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#Evens_and_Odds\" >Evens and Odds<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#Computing_Evens_and_Odds_in_the_GMAT_Quantitative_Reasoning_Section\" >Computing Evens and Odds in the GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Section<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#Properties_of_1\" >Properties of 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#Properties_of_Zero\" >Properties of Zero<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#GMAT_Quantitative_Reasoning_Section_Real_Numbers\" >GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Section: Real Numbers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#Examples\" >Examples<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#How_would_this_Apply_to_a_Data_Sufficiency_Problem\" >How would this Apply to a Data Sufficiency Problem?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/blog\/gmat-problem-solving-data-sufficiency-math-number-properties\/#Solution\" >Solution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GMAT_Quantitative_Reasoning_Section_Numbers_Defined\"><\/span>GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Section: Numbers Defined<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Integer<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; A numeric value with only a zero after the decimal point. That means \u2154, 5.2, 10.3, and \u00bd are all non-integers. Simply put, if you see the term integer in the exam, you should know that there are no fractions allowed for that particular problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Divisor\/factor<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; A number that divides into another number evenly. The term generally applies to integers, but technically it could apply to fractions. For example, \u00bc is a factor of \u00bd, because \u00bd \u00f7 \u00bc = 2. However, in GMAT, 97 percent of the time, the term is going to apply to integers. In this article, therefore, we will only consider divisors and factors in relation to integers. For example, 4 is a divisor or factor of 12. It goes into 12 exactly 3 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Multiple<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; A number that multiplies from another number. For example, 24 is a multiple of 12. A simplistic way of thinking about this is that factors\/divisors are less than or equal to the number you are testing, while multiples are greater than or equal to the number that you are testing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Largest Factor&nbsp; = Smallest Multiple = The number itself.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If the number = 12, the largest factor =12, and the smallest multiple = 12.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:25px 0;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/free-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;padding:12px 24px;border:2px solid #2f5cff;border-radius:999px;color:#2f5cff;text-decoration:none;background:#f7f9fc;white-space:nowrap;\">\n     Strengthen number properties with our free trial.\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Basic_Functions\"><\/span>Basic Functions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Terms related to basic functions.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sum<\/strong> &#8211; The result of an addition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Difference<\/strong> &#8211; The result of a subtraction&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Product<\/strong> &#8211; The result of a multiplication&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quotient<\/strong> &#8211; the result of a division&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evens_and_Odds\"><\/span>Evens and Odds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of evens and odds is one the exam will leverage rather often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Even integer <\/strong>&#8211; An integer that is divisible&nbsp; by 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Odd integer<\/strong> &#8211; An integer that is not divisible by 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When zero is divided by 2, there is no remainder, so technically, zero is even.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Computing_Evens_and_Odds_in_the_GMAT_Quantitative_Reasoning_Section\"><\/span>Computing Evens and Odds in the GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Section<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few basic rules worth committing to memory that will help you in problem-solving and <a href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/gmat\/free-gmat-data-sufficiency-questions\/\">Data Sufficiency questions <\/a>in your GMAT exam. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only the sum or difference between an odd and an even number is odd. For example, \\(2 + 3 = 5\\) and \\(3 + 4 = 7\\) (Odd), \\(3 &#8211; 2 = 1\\) and \\(7 &#8211; 4 = 3\\) (Odd)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sum or difference of two even values is even. For example, \\(4 + 2 = 6\\) and \\(4 + 8 = 12\\) (Even), \\(8 &#8211; 4 = 4\\) and \\(10 &#8211; 8 = 2\\) (Even)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sum or difference of two odd values is even. For example, \\(3 + 1 = 4\\) and \\(3 + 5 = 8\\) (Even),&nbsp; \\(3 &#8211; 1 = 2\\) and \\(5 &#8211; 3 = 2\\) (Even).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The product of two even numbers is even. e.g \\(2 \u00d7 2 = 4, 4 \u00d7 4 = 16\\).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The product of two odd numbers is odd. e.g \\(1 \u00d7 3 = 3,&nbsp; 3 \u00d7 5 = 15\\)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The product of an odd number and an even number is even. e.g \\(2 \u00d7 3 = 6, 3 \u00d7 4 = 12\\).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are no consistent rules defined for quotients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Properties_of_1\"><\/span>Properties of 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The product of any value (whether an integer or a variable), and 1 is itself. i.e \\(2 \u00d7 1 = 2, 5 \u00d7 1 = 5, n \u00d7 1 = n\\).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The quotient of any value other than zero divided by 1 is itself. i.e \\(2 \u00f7 1 = 2, 5 \u00f7 1 = 5, n \u00f7 1 = n\\).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The quotient of any value other than zero divided by itself is 1. i.e., \\(12 \u00f7 12 = 1, 3 \u00f7 3 = 1, n \u00f7 n = n\\).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The implicit exponent of any value is 1. i.e., \\(2 =2^1, 5=5^1, n= n^1\\).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Properties_of_Zero\"><\/span>Properties of Zero<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zero is the only non-negative and non-positive value. It is what defines negative and positive; any number less than zero is negative, and any number greater than zero is positive.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adding or subtracting zero from any number results in no change in value.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The product of any value and zero is zero. \\(2 \u00d7 0 = 0, 25 \u00d7 0 = 0, n \u00d7 0 = 0\\).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The quotient of any value divided by zero is non-real. When you divide any value by zero,&nbsp; whether it is a numeric value or a variable, the result is infinity (\u221e). It is a non-real value because it can&#8217;t be expressed on the number line. For the purposes of the GMAT exam, division by zero is undefined and actually never tested.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Absolute value is the distance from zero on the number line. Absolute Value is always \\(\\geq0\\). That is, \\(l-4l = 4\\) because -4 is 4 units from zero on the number line. The symbol for absolute is the vertical lines on both sides of -4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: All GMAT math is real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GMAT_Quantitative_Reasoning_Section_Real_Numbers\"><\/span>GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Section: Real Numbers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Real numbers are any values that can be expressed on a number line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as fractions, such as \u00bd, \u2153, \u2158, etc. We know, for instance, that \u00bd on the number line is halfway between 0 and 1. To place \u2153 on the number line, we just have to divide the distance between 0 and 1 into three equal parts. Even if a number cannot be expressed as a terminating decimal, it is still rational if it can be expressed as a fraction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as fractions or terminating decimals. For example \\(-\u00bd\u2aea\\) or \\(\u2aea\u221a2\\). Do not convert irrational numbers to decimals unless you have been asked to approximate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\(\u2aea = 3.14, \u221a2 = 1.4\\) and \\(\u221a3 = 1.7\\). You may need to commit to memory these three approximations. They could come in handy in geometry, especially when doing approximations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To compare irrational values and rational values, and as such, translate them on the number line, you will need to use what you know to approximate what you don&#8217;t know. For example, if you want to place \\(\u221a17\\) on the number line, that will be difficult because \\(\u221a17\\) is an irrational number. But 16, a perfect square, is right next to 17. \\(\u221a16 = 4\\). The \\(\u221a17\\) will be just a little bit bigger than 4, so we can place \\(\u221a17\\) between 4 and 5, very close to 4 on the number line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples\"><\/span>Examples<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up your scratchpad by listing the answer choices vertically from A through E, and label the list as what you seek. <em>(Furthest from 0<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All our answer choices are in irrational radical notations. This is a clear indication that you should not translate your question into an integer or decimal format. Instead, you need to evaluate by getting out of the irrational format and using common values we can place on the number line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Square all values to simply,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. \\(\\begin{align*}2\\sqrt10 &amp;= (2\\sqrt10)^2\\\\&amp;=4 \u00d7 10 = 40\\end{align*}\\).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B. \\(\\begin{align*}3\\sqrt8 &amp;= (3\\sqrt8)^2\\\\&amp; = 9\u00d78 = 72\\end{align*}\\)  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 72 is further than 40. Eliminate A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C. \\(\\begin{align*}4\\sqrt5 &amp;= (4\\sqrt5)^2\\\\&amp;= 16 \u00d75 = 80\\end{align*}\\) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 80 is further than 72. Eliminate B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D. \\(\\begin{align*}5\\sqrt3 &amp;= (5\\sqrt3)^2\\\\&amp;= 25\u00d73 = 75\\end{align*}\\)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 80 is further than 75. Eliminate D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E. \\(\\begin{align*}6\\sqrt2 &amp;= (6\\sqrt2)^2\\\\&amp; = 36\u00d72 = 72\\end{align*}\\)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 80 is further than 72. Eliminate E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_would_this_Apply_to_a_Data_Sufficiency_Problem\"><\/span>How would this Apply to a Data Sufficiency Problem?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Is \\(y &#8211; z\\) even?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that:&nbsp; &nbsp; \\(y + 1 &lt; 0\\)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\\(z &#8211; 2 &lt; 0\\)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution\"><\/span>Solution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that:  eve &#8211; even = even<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;even &#8211; odd = odd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;odd &#8211; odd = even<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to determine if y and z are both either even or odd because if they are different, the difference will be odd.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i)&nbsp; \\(y + 1 &lt; 0\\) implies \\(y &lt; -1\\). This statement by itself is not sufficient to make a determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ii)&nbsp; \\(z &#8211; 2 &lt; 0\\) implies \\(z &lt; +2\\).&nbsp; This statement by itself is not sufficient to make a determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining the two does not tell us whether the difference is even or odd. So even with both statements, we cannot make a determination. Therefore, we eliminate choices A, B, C, and D, and we are left with E because at no point did we have enough information to determine whether the answer to the question,&#8221; Is y &#8211; z even?&#8221; is always a yes or a no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you get ready to take your GMAT exam, take some time and apply some of these concepts in your daily practice of data sufficiency and problem-solving questions. You can take advantage of any of our GMAT packages that offer lots of study resources in this area. 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