The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Highest Common Factor (HCF). It includes questions on finding LCMs and HCFs for various sets of numbers, as well as problems involving divisibility and remainders. Each question is followed by multiple-choice answers.
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LCM & HCF
The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Highest Common Factor (HCF). It includes questions on finding LCMs and HCFs for various sets of numbers, as well as problems involving divisibility and remainders. Each question is followed by multiple-choice answers.
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***LCM & HCF***
1. Find the LCM of 36,48,72 & 24
a.154 b. 136 c. 184 d. 144 2. Find the greatest four digit number, which is exactly divisible by 12,15,20 & 35? a.9980 b. 9660 c. 9720 d. 9890 3.Find the least five digit number, which is exactly divisible by 12,15,20 & 35? a.10080 b.10897 c. 10864 d. 10876 4.Find the number of numbers up to 10000 which are exactly divisible by 12,15, 20 & 35? a.20 b. 21 c. 22 d. 23 5.Find the number of numbers between 1000 and 10000, which are exactly divisible by 12,15,20 & 35 a.19 b. 15 c. 21 d. 17 6.Find the least possible perfect square number which is exactly divisible by 12,15,20 & 35? a.48400 b.44100 c. 57600 d. 36100 7. Find the smallest number which when divided by 6,9,12 & 15 leaves 5 as remainder in each case a.180 b. 185 c. 175 d. 190 8. Find the least number which when divided by 40,50 & 60 leaves 10, 20 & 30 as remainders respectively a.540 b. 550 c. 560 d.570 9.Find the least number which when divide by 13 & 5 leaves remainders as 3 & 2 respectively a.40 b.65 c. 42 d. 72 10.Find the greatest four digit number when divided by 36,48 & 64 leaves remainder 4 in each case a.9796 b. 9790 c. 9789 d. 9794 11. The least number which when divided by 5,6,7 and 8 leaves a remainder 3 in each case, but when divided by 9 leaves no remainder, is a.1677 b. 1683 c. 2523 d. 3363 12.Find the HCF of 36 and 84? a.4 b.6 c. 12 d. 18 13.Find the greatest number which divide 108, 288 and 360 a.48 b.44 c. 36 d. 24 14.Three numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3 and their HCF is 12. The numbers are a.4,8,12 b. 5,10,15 c. 10,20,30 d. 12,24,36 15.The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their HCF is 4. Their LCM is a.12 b. 16 c. 24 d. 48 16.The sum of two numbers is 216 and their HCF is 27. The numbers are a.27,189 b. 81,189 c. 108,108 d. 154,162 17.The product of two numbers is 2028 and their HCF is 13. The number of such pairs is a.1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 18.Which greatest number will divide 3026 and 5053 leaving remainders 11 and 13 respectively? a.15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60 19.The greatest number which can divide 1356, 1868 and 2764 leaving the same remainder 12 in each case is a.64 b. 124 c. 156 d. 260 20.Find the greatest number will divide 43, 91 and 183 so as to leave the same remainder in each case a.4 b. 7 c. 9 d. 13 21.The HCF of two numbers is 11 and their LCM is 693. If one of the number is 77, find the other a.11 b. 132 c.99 d. 54 22.Find the LCM of 3/4, 6/7, 9/8 ? a.3 b. 6 c. 9 d. 18 23.Find the HCF of 2/3, 8/9, 64/81 and 10/27 ? a.2/3 b. 2/81 c. 160/3 d. 160/81 24.A wholesale tea dealer has 408 kilograms, 468 kilograms and 516 kilograms of three different qualities of tea. He wants it all to be packed into boxes of equal size without mixing. Find the capacity of the largest possible box. a.50 b. 36 c. 24 d. 12 25.The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and 108 seconds respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 8:20:00 hrs, then they will again change simultaneously at a.8:27:12 b. 8:27:24 c. 8:27:36 d. 8:27:48 26.Three men start together to travel the same way around a circular track of 11 kilometers in circumference. Their speeds are 4, 5 ½ and 8 km/h respectively. when will they meet at the starting point? a.11 hours b. 12 hours c. 23 hours d. 22 hours 27.Find the greatest possible length of the planks if three pieces of timber 42m, 49m, and 63m long have to be divided into planks of the same length? a.8m b. 49m c. 7m d. 63m 28.Five bells toll at intervals of 5,6,10,12 and 15 seconds respectively. If they toll together at the same time. After how many seconds will they toll together again a.60 b. 120 c. 30 d. 180 29.A simple mechanical device has four gears A,B,C and D such that they mesh in the order A-B-C-D. The number of teeth in the gear is 10, 21,12.17 respectively. If we start the mechanism from the rest, how many revolutions will the largest gear have to turn before one full cycle is completed and the gears are in the position from where they started? a.270 b. 340 c. 7140 d. 285 30.The least number of square tiles required to pave the ceiling of a room 15m17cm long and 9m2cm broad is a.656 b. 738 c. 814 d. 902