Minimum Learning Program (MLP) Class VI Topic: Playing With Numbers

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Key Terms

1. Factor- A factor of a number is an exact divisor of that number.

2. Multiple- Result of multiplication of the given number with any natural number is the
multiple of that number.
3. Prime Number- The number other than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself is called
a prime number.
4. Composite Number- Number having more than two factors is called a composite
number.
5. Co-Prime Numbers – Two numbers having only 1 as a common factor are called
Co-Prime numbers.
6. Twin Prime Numbers- Two prime numbers whose difference is 2 are called
Twin Prime numbers.
7. Highest Common Factor (HCF)- The HCF of two or more given numbers is the
highest of their common factors.
8. Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)- The LCM of two or more given numbers is the
lowest of their common multiples.

MLP
Q1) Choose the correct options:

a) The sum of the prime numbers between 60 and 75 is

i) 199 ii) 201 iii) 211 iv) 272

b) ______ is the smallest prime number.

i) 1 ii) 2 iii) 0 iv) 3

c) Which of the following are not twin-primes?

i) 3, 5 ii) 5, 7 iii) 11, 13 iv) 6, 8

Q2) Find the first four common factors of 56 and 120.

Q3) Express each of the following as sum of two odd prime numbers.

a) 84 b) 42

Q4) Fill Ups:

a) The largest factor of the number is______________.
 b) Multiples of a number are ________________.

c) The greatest prime number between 11 and 30 is____________.

d) 97 is a _________________ (prime /composite) number.

e) A number is divisible by 60 then it must be divisible both by 5 and _________.

Q5) Write the greatest 4digit number and express it in terms of its prime factors.

Q6) Write a digit in the blank space so that the number formed is divisible by 9: 6 6 7 8 4__.

Q7) Find the HCF of 144, 180 and 192 by Prime Factorization method.

Q8) Find the LCM of 624 and 936 by Common Division method.

Q9) A merchant has 120 litres of oil of one kind, 180 litres of another kind and 240 litres of
third kind. He wants to sell the oil by filling the three kinds of oil in tins of equal capacity.
What should be the greatest capacity of such a tin?
Q10) The students in a class can be divided into groups of 2, 3, 5 and 6. What is the least

number of children this class can have?