Which of the following sets, operations and constants can be used to define a Boolean Algebra?

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The problem with this question is I don't quite understand it, or rather how to think about the question. It's a multiple choice question and below are a couple of the options:

(a)

  • $T = \{n|n>0$ and $n|8\}$
  • $x\land y = $ gcd$(x,y)$
  • $x\lor y = $ lcm$(x,y)$
  • $x' = 8/x$
  • Zero $= 1$
  • One $= 8$

(b)

  • $T = \{n | n>0$ and $n|30\}$
  • $x\land y =$ gcd$(x,y)$
  • $x\lor y =$ lcm$(x,y)$
  • $x' = 30/x$
  • Zero $= 1$
  • One $= 30$

These are just two of the options but how do I know if (a) or (b) can be used to define a Boolean algebra?