HCF and LCM

HCF & LCM
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DATE:
Base Level Questions:
7. The least number which when divided by 12, 16 and
1. Find the LCM of 8, 15, 24 and 72.
18
(a) 350
number.
(b) 360
(c) 720
(d) 735
2. Find the LCM of (
(e) None of these
(a) 139
)
) and (
(
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
leaves 5
as remainder in each
(b) 144
(c) 149
(d) 154
case.
Find the
(e) None of these
8. What will be the least number which when divided by
12,
(e) None
21 and 35 leaves 6 as remainder in each case?
(a) 426
(b) 326
(c) 536
(d) 436
(e) None of these
3. In a school, all the students can stand in a row so
9. Which of the following is the smallest fraction?
that each row has 5, 9 or 10 students. Find the least
(a)
number of students in the school.
10. Three pieces of timber 84 m, 98 m and 126 m long
(a) 90
(b) 95
(c) 85
(d) 100
(e) None
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) None
have to be divided into planks of the same length. what
4. Find the least number that is exactly divisible by 8,
is the greatest possible length of each plank?
12 and 36.
(a) 14 m (b) 28 m (c) 7 m (d) 21 m (e) None of these
(a) 72
(b) 36
(c) 18
(d) 44
(e) None of these
11. The sum of two numbers is 1056 and their HCF is
5. The LCM of two numbers is 495 and their HCF is 5.
66, find the number of such pairs.
If sum of the numbers is 100, find the difference of the
(a) 6
numbers.
12. The HCF of two numbers is 15 and their LCM is
(a) 10
(b) 46
(c) 70
(d) 90
(e) None of these
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 8
(e) None of these
225. If one of the numbers is 75, find another number.
6. Find the greatest number that divides 130, 305 and
(a) 105
245 leaving remainders 6, 9 and 17, respectively?
13. If three numbers are 2a, 5a and 7a, what will be
(a) 4
their LCM?
(b) 5
(c) 14
(d) 24
(e) None
(b) 90
(c) 60
(d) 45
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(e) None of these
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(a) 70a
(b) 65a
(d) 70a3
(c) 75a
(e) None
(a) 31
(b) 32
(c) 35
(d) 30
(e) None of these
14. What is the least number which when increased by
19. A florist has 400 roses and 360 jasmines with him.
9, is divisible by each one of 24, 32, 36 and 54?
He was asked to make garlands of flowers with only
(a) 855
roses or only jasmines each containing the same number
(b) 890
(c) 756
(d) 895
(e) None of these
15. The smallest fraction which is exactly divisible by
of flowers. What will be the largest number of flowers, he
each of
can join together without leaving a single flower?
(a)
is
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) None
(a) 40
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 50 (e) None of these
20. Find the greatest possible length which can be used
Higher Skill Level Questions:

16. When in each box 5 or 6 dozens of apples were
packed, three dozens were left. Therefore, bigger boxes
were taken to pack 8 or 9 dozens of apples. However,
to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m 85 cm and 12

m 95 cm.
(a) 15 cm (b) 25 cm
(c) 35 cm
(d) 42 cm (e) 45 cm
still three dozens of apples remained. What was the least

number of dozens of apples to be packed?
(a) 363 dozens
(b) 315 dozens
(c) 345 dozens
(d) 335 dozens
(e) None of these
17. Find the maximum number of students among whom

2002 pens and 1820 pencils can be distributed in such a
way that each student gets the same number of pens
and same number of pencils.
(a) 180
(b) 91
(c) 273
(d) 182
(e) None of these
18. There are 408 boys and 312 girls in a school which
are to be divided into equal sections of either boys or
girls alone.Find the total number of sections thus formed.
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HCF & LCM

ANSWER WITH SOLUTIONS
1. (b) By Prime Factorization Method
Factors of
Factors of
Factors of
Factors of
3
their
highest
powers
are
and
Required LCM
8,
15,
24,
72
2,
15,
6,
18
1,
5,
1,
1,
15,
12,
15,
LCM
[(
Required number
36
3,
Required LCM
12,
16,
18
3,
4,
) (
Product of prime factors having highest
powers
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3. (a) Least number of students
1,
9,
10
9,
LCM of 5, 9, 10.
LCM
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4. (a) Required number
2
8,
12,
36
4,
6,
18
2,
1,
2,
3,
LCM of 8, 12 and 36
1,
LCM of 12, 16, 18 is
4,
Required number
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8. (a) According to the question,
(
Required number
LCM of 12, 21, 35 is

3
12,
21,
35
4,
7,
35
4,
1,
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9. (d) 80 is the LCM of 8, 16, 40 and 80.
)
It is obvious that
)
is the smallest.
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10. (a) Required length
84) 98 (1
, HCF
x, 2nd number
(As product of two numbers

, Now, (
8,
Also, we have
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Let 1st number
6,
Required number
5. (a) Given, LCM
HCF of 124, 296, 228
Required number
Required number of students
)],
(LCM of x, y and z)+k
(LCM of 12, 16, 18)+5
2. (c) Given prime factors

(
) (
5,
)(
HCF of
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)(
Required number
, According to the formula,
4,
According to the formula,
7. (c) According to the question,
By Division Method
2
6. (a) According to the question,
,
and
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Here, the prime factors that occur in the given numbers are 2,
and
y ,
)
84
14
) 84 (6
84
xy
(
HCF of 84m, 98 m and 126 m
14) 126 (9
126
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Required length
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11. (c) Let the numbers be
are co-primes.
(
(
Then,
)(
Numbers are (
and
where
(
and
Possible values of a and b are

) (
)(
)(
)
),
)(
Possible number of pairs
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)
4
18. (d) HCF of 408 and 312

312) 408 (1
312
96 ) 312 (3
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12. (d) Let the other number
Maximum number of students
288
24 ) 96 (4
96
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13. (a) Required
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14. (a) LCM of 24, 32, 36, 54
2
24,
32,
36,
54
12,
16,
18,
27
3,
4,
9,
27
1,
1,
1,
6,
8,
1,
9,
4,
3,
40 ) 360 (9
360
X
16. (a) For such type of questions, remember the following
6,
8,
5,
1,
4,
3,
4,
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20. (c) Required length
385
315 ) 385 (1
315
70 ) 315 (4
280
35 ) 70 (2
70
Required number of apples

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1820) 2002 (1
35) 1295 (37

1295
x
1820
182 ) 1820 (10

1820
of 7 m, 3 m
385) 700 (1
17. (d) Required number of students,
Required number
85 cm, 12 m 95 m
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5,
of 400 and 360
360
15. (a) Required fraction
5,
Thus, the total number of sections are given by
360) 400 (1
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boys or girls that can be placed in a section
19, (a) Required number
27
method: Required number of apples
The number of
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Required number
Hence, required length is 35 cm.
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Base Level Questions:

7. The least number which when divided by 12, 16 and

1. Find the LCM of 8, 15, 24 and 72.

2. Find the LCM of (

(e) None of these

(e) None of these

8. What will be the least number which when divided by

21 and 35 leaves 6 as remainder in each case?

(e) None of these

3. In a school, all the students can stand in a row so

9. Which of the following is the smallest fraction?

that each row has 5, 9 or 10 students. Find the least

number of students in the school.

10. Three pieces of timber 84 m, 98 m and 126 m long

have to be divided into planks of the same length. what

4. Find the least number that is exactly divisible by 8,

is the greatest possible length of each plank?

(a) 14 m (b) 28 m (c) 7 m (d) 21 m (e) None of these

(e) None of these

11. The sum of two numbers is 1056 and their HCF is

5. The LCM of two numbers is 495 and their HCF is 5.

66, find the number of such pairs.

If sum of the numbers is 100, find the difference of the

12. The HCF of two numbers is 15 and their LCM is

(e) None of these

(e) None of these

225. If one of the numbers is 75, find another number.

6. Find the greatest number that divides 130, 305 and

245 leaving remainders 6, 9 and 17, respectively?

13. If three numbers are 2a, 5a and 7a, what will be

(e) None of these

(e) None of these

14. What is the least number which when increased by

9, is divisible by each one of 24, 32, 36 and 54?

He was asked to make garlands of flowers with only

roses or only jasmines each containing the same number

(e) None of these

15. The smallest fraction which is exactly divisible by

of flowers. What will be the largest number of flowers, he

can join together without leaving a single flower?

(d) 50 (e) None of these

20. Find the greatest possible length which can be used

Higher Skill Level Questions:

to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m 85 cm and 12

still three dozens of apples remained. What was the least

(b) 315 dozens

(c) 345 dozens

(d) 335 dozens

(e) None of these

17. Find the maximum number of students among whom

(e) None of these

HCF & LCM

Product of prime factors having highest

LCM of 12, 16, 18 is

LCM of 12, 21, 35 is

(As product of two numbers

HCF of 124, 296, 228

Required number of students

(LCM of x, y and z)+k