If a, b, k, and m are positive integers, is $${a}^{k}$$ a factor of $${b}^{m}$$?
(1) a is a factor of b.
(2) $$k \leq m$$
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AStatement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
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BStatement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
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CBOTH statement TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
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DEACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
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EStatements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.