Comparative Assessment of Integer Quantities

Medium Arithmetic Integers

Consider two integers, $$x$$ and $$y$$, where $$x$$ is defined as the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both 4 and 6, and $$y$$ is the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the integers 24 and 36.

What is the relationship between Quantity A and Quantity B?

Quantity A is greater than Quantity B.

Quantity A is less than Quantity B.

Quantity A is equal to Quantity B.

The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Hint

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