If x, y, and z are integers greater than 1 and (3^27)(35^10)

(3^27)(35^10)(z) = (5^8)(7^10)(9^14)(x^y) Break up the 35^10 and simplify the 9^14
(3^27)(5^10)(7^10)(z) = (5^8)(7^10)(3^28)(x^y) Divide both sides by common terms 5^8, 7^10, 3^27
(5^2)(z) = (3)(x^y)

(1) SUFFICIENT: z must have a factor of 3 to balance the 3 on the right side of the equation.
(1) says that z is prime, so z cannot have another factor besides the 3. Therefore z = 3.
Since z = 3, the left side of the equation is 75, so x^y = 25.
The only integers greater than 1 that satisfy this equation are x = 5 and y = 2, so (1) is sufficient.
Put differently, the expression x^y must provide the two fives that we have on the left side of the equation.
The only way to get two fives if x and y are integers greater than 1 is if x = 5 and y = 2.

(2) SUFFICIENT: x must have a factor of 5 to balance out the 5^2 on the left side.
Since (2) says that x is prime, x cannot have any other factors, so x = 5.