LCM & HCF

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MULTIPLES : Multiples are those numbers which are exactly
divisible by given numbers.

FACTORS : Factors are those numbers which are exactly divide the
given numbers.

NOTE: For any number factors are finite and multiples are
infinite.

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LCM : LCM of two or more numbers is the least number which is
exactly divisible by each of the given numbers.

HCF : HCF of two or more numbers is the greatest number which

divides each of the given numbers.

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LCM & HCF

Find the HCF of 108, 288 and 360

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LCM & HCF

Find the LCM of 4/3, 6/4 and 8/9

Find the HCF of 4/5, 3/6 and 2/3

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Calculate HCF of 2/3, 16/81, 8/9 (Quadratyx 2020)

A) 3/16 B) 2/9 C) 8/3 D) 2/81

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The LCM of two numbers 1218 and their HCF is 23. if one of the
number is 203, find the other number (PWC 2020)

A) 148 B) 128 C) 138 D) 158

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The LCM and HCF of two positive numbers are 300 and 30
respectively. If one of the number is divided by 4, the quotient is
15, then what is the other number?

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The LCM of two numbers is 45 times their HCF. If one of the
numbers is 125 and sum of HCF and LCM is 1150, the other
number is

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LCM & HCF

Two numbers are in the ratio of 8 : 5, if their HCF is 15. Find the
numbers?

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LCM & HCF

The ratio of two numbers is 4 : 5. If their HCF is 12, then find their
LCM?

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The LCM of two numbers is 35322. If the numbers are in the
ratio 1:3, then their HCF is (AMCAT 2021)

A) 11774 B) 35322 C) 23542 D) 58870

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NUMBER SYSTEM
Divisibility by 2 : If last digit of the number is divisible by 2

Divisibility by 4 : If last two digits of the number are divisible by

4

Divisibility by 8 : If last three digits of the number are divisible

by 8

Divisibility by 16 : If last four digits of the number are divisible

by 16

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NUMBER SYSTEM
Divisibility by 3 : Sum of digits should be divisible by 3

Divisibility by 9 : Sum of digits should be divisible by 9

Divisibility by 6 : A number is divisible by 6 if it is simultaneously

divisible by 2 and 3

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NUMBER SYSTEM
Divisibility by 5 : A number is divisible by 5 only when its unit
digit is 0 or 5.

Divisibility by 10 : A number is divisible by 10 only when its unit

digit is 0.

Divisibility by 11 : A number is divisible by 11 if the difference

between the sum of its digits at odd places and the sum of its
digits at even places is either 0 or a number divisible by 11.

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NUMBER SYSTEM
Divisibility by 12 : A number should be
divisible by 4 and 3

Divisibility by 14 : A number should be

divisible by 7 and 2

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1. The least number which is exactly divisible by X,Y and Z

LCM of (X, Y, Z)

2. The least number which when divided by X,Y and Z and

leaves the same remainder ‘r’ in each case

LCM of (X, Y, Z) + r

3. The least number which when divided by X,Y and Z and

leaves the remainder a, b and c respectively

LCM of (X, Y, Z) – R (R = (x –a) = (y –b) = (z –c) )

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LCM & HCF
What will be the least number exactly divisible by 12, 15, 20 and 27.

A) 530 B) 520 C) 510 D) 540

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What is the smallest number, which when divided by 7, 18, 56 and
36 leaves a remainder zero? (AMCAT 2021)

A) 504 B) 392 C) 390 D) 1012

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LCM & HCF
Find the smallest number, which when divided by 24, 30, 48
and 60 leaves a remainder 2 in each case (DXC 2020)

A) 238 B) 242 C) 8 D) 4

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Find the least number which being divided by 2,3,4,5,6 leaves in each
case a remainder 1, but when divided by 7 leaves no remainder (Value
Momentum 2021)

A) 301 B) 201 C) 310 D) 302

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Find the least number which being divided by each of the numbers
3,5,6,8,10 and 12 leaves in each case a remainder 2 but which when
divided by 13 leaves no remainder (Value Momentum 2021)

A) 842 B) 692 C) 482 D) 962

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Find the least number which when divided by 5, 8 and 19 leaves
remainders 2, 5 and 16 respectively (DXC 2020)

A) 747 B) 757 C) 760 D) 767

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Find the least number which when divided by 20, 25, 35 and 40
leaves remainders 14, 19, 29 and 34 respectively.

A) 1394 B) 1404 C) 1664 D) 1406

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What is the least perfect square, which is divisible by 24, 30
and 60? (DXC 2020)

A) 1600 B) 3600 C) 14400 D) 32400

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If an integer "k" is divided by 2,5 and 13. what is the next largest
number that is divisible by all the three given numbers? (AMCAT
2021)

A) 2k B) k + 13 C) k + 130 D) 2k + 13

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Let X be the smallest number, which when added to 2000 makes the
resulting number divisible by 12,16,18 and 21. The sum of the digits
of X is?

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8

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Find the smallest number of 4 digits which when divided by 4, 8 and
10, leaves 3 as a remainder in each case. (Value Momentum 2021)

A) 1040 B) 1003 C) 1043 D) 1084

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LCM & HCF
Find the greatest number of four digits, when it divided by 16,24 and
36 it leaves the remainder 4 in each case?

A) 9999 B) 9998 C) 9997 D) 9731

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Find the smallest number of 6 digits, which when divided by 15, 18
and 27 it leaves 5 as a remainder in each case. (Value Momentum
2021)

A) 100270 B) 100175 C) 100005 D) 100095

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1. The greatest number that will exactly divide X,Y and Z

HCF of (X, Y, Z)

2. The greatest number that will divide X,Y and Z and leaves
the remainder a, b and c respectively

HCF of (x – a, y – b, z – c)

3. The greatest number that will divide X,Y and Z and leaves
the same remainder in each case

HCF of ( X –Y, Y – Z, Z – X)

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LCM & HCF
The greatest number that exactly divides 105, 1001 and 2436 is

A) 3 B) 7 C) 11 D) 21

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LCM & HCF
Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91 and 183 so as
to leave the same remainder in each case

4 7 9
13

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LCM & HCF
Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and
6905, leaving the same remainder in each case. The sum of the
digits in N is

4 5 6 8

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Find the greatest number when it divide 261, 933 and 1381 it
leaves the remainder 5 in each case?

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The greatest number which on dividing 1657 and 2037 leaves remainders 6
and 5 respectively is

123 127 235 305

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LCM & HCF

The traffic lights at three different road crossings changes after every
4 sec, 5 sec and 10 sec respectively. If they all change simultaneously at
5 : 20 : 00 hours, then find the time at which they will change
simultaneously after 5 : 20 : 00 hours. (Qspiders 2020)

A) 5 : 20 : 19 B) 5 : 20 : 20 C) 5 : 20 : 21 D) 5 : 20 : 30

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LCM & HCF

A light blinks after every 3 seconds, another light blinks after every 5
seconds and the third one blinks after every 16 seconds. How many
times do they blink together in half an hour? (Mphasis)

A) 4 times B) 7 times C) 9 times D) 8 times

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LCM & HCF

A, B and C start jogging around a circular stadium and complete one

round in 40, 60 and 90 seconds respectively. After how many minutes
they will meet again at the starting point.

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What is the minimum number square marbles required to tile a floor
of length 3 m 84 cm and width 2 m 88 cm? (PWC 2020)

A) 5 B) 3 C) 12 D) 10

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Find the least number of square tiles required to pave the floor of a room
15m * 17cm long 9m * 2cm broad.

A) 840 B) 841 C) 820 D) 814

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A gardener has 44 apple trees, 66 banana trees and 110 mango trees. He
wants to plant them in rows such a way that each row contains only one
type of plant and also has equal number of plants. Find the number of
minimum rows.

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Three tankers contain 403 litres, 434 litres and 465 litres of diesel
respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a container that can measure
the diesel of the three containers an exact number of times.

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