06.

HCF & LCM

1. Find the greatest number that will exactly divide 200 and 14. Find the numbers between 200 and 300 such that when they
320. are divided by 6, 8 and 9 such that it leaves 5 as a remainder
(a) 30 (b) 40 in each case.
(c) 50 (d) 45 (a) 221 and 293 (b)220 and 295
2. Find the greatest number that will divide 148, 246 and 623 (c) 219 and 298 (d) 201 and 283
leaving reminders 4,6 and 11 respectively. 15. There are two electrical wires, one is a 9m 60cm long
(a) 12 (b) 10 aluminum wire and the other is a 5m 12 cm long copper
(c) 11 (d) 13 wire. Find the maximum length that can be equally cut from
3. Find the least number which when divided by 27, 35, 45 and each wire in such a way that the total length of each wire is
49 leaves the reminder 6 in each case. exactly divisible by it.
(a) 5523 (b) 6620 (a)60cm (b)66cm
(c) 6623 (d) 6621 (c) 64cm (d) 70cm
4. Find the least number which when divided by 36, 48 and 64 16. There are two electrical wires, one is a 9m 60cm long
leaves the remainders 25, 37 and 53 respectively. aluminum wire and the other is a 5m 12 cm long copper
(a) 565 (b) 560 wire. Find how many such (as asked in question 15) largest
(c) 555 (d) 550 possible pieces are available in each kind of wire?
5. Find the greatest possible length of a scale that can be used 555 352 512 960
(a) , (b) ,
64 64 64 64
to measure exactly the following lengths of cloth; 3m, 312 252
(c) , (d) None of these
5m 10cm and 12 m 90 cm. 34 64
(a) 32cm (b) 40cm 17. HCF and LCM of two numbers are 16 and 240 respectively. If
(c) 30cm (d) 35cm one of the number is 48, find the other number.
6. Find the smallest number which when increased by 8 is (a) 80 (b)90
exactly divisible by 15,21,30? (c)70 (d) 100
(a) 202 (b) 210 18. Among how many students, 175 bananas and 105 oranges
(c) 190 (d) 206 can be equally divided?
7. Find the smallest number which when decreased by 8 is (a) 45 (b)40
exactly divisible by 15, 21,30? (c) 35 (d) 30
(a) 220 (b) 211 19. Find out the HCF of 11, 0.121 and 0.1331.
(c) 218 (d) 221 (a) 121 (b) 11
8. Find the greatest 4 digit number such that it is exactly (c) 331 (d) none of these
divisible by 12, 15,20 and 35. 20. Find out the LCM of 2.2, 540 and 1.08.
(a) 9650 (b) 9660 (a) 5940 (b) 5640
(c) 9668 (d) 9661 (c) 4740 (d) 4940
9. Find the smallest 4 digit number such that it is exactly 21. Find out the HCF of 35 , 39 and 314 .
divisible by 12, 15, 20 and 35. (a) 36 (b) 39
(c) 3 5 (d) 314
(a) 1260 (b) 1150
(c) 1040 (d) 1360 22. Find out the LCM of 4 , 4 ,4 and 47 .
5 −81 12

10. Four bells first begin to toll together and then at intervals of (a) 412 (b)4−81
5
6, 7, 8 and 9 seconds respectively. Find how many times the (c)4 (d) 47
bells toll together in two hours and at what interval they toll 23. What is the greatest possible length of scale to measure
together? exactly the following lengths, 20 feet, 13 feet 9 inches, 17
(a) 12 times, 404sec (b) 15 times, 504sec feet 6 inches, 21 feet 3 inches?
(c) 14 times, 504 sec (d) 18 times, 404 sec (a) 1 feet 6 inches (b) 1 feet 3 inches
11. Find the greatest 4-digit number and such that when they (c) 9 inches (d) 2 feet 4 inches
are divided by 12, 18, 21 and 28, it leaves a remainder 3 in 24. The greatest number that will divide 410,751 and 1030
each case. leaving a remainder 7 in each case is:
(a) 9931 (b) 9031 (a) 29 (b) 13
(c) 9951 (d) 9971 (c) 17 (d) 31
12. Find the smallest 4-digit number such that when they are 25. The ratio of two numbers is 15 : 11. If their HCF is 13, then
divided by 12, 18, 21 and 28, it leaves a reminder 3 in each the number are:
case. (a) 75, 55 (b) 45, 22
(a) 1011 (b) 1990 (c) 104, 44 (d) 195, 143
(c) 1031 (d) 2554 26. The LCM of two numbers is 1296 and HCF is 96. If one of the
13. Find the numbers between 200 and 300 such that when they numbers is 864, then the other is :
are divided by 6, 8, 9 it leaves no reminder, i.e. exactly (a) 72 (b) 64
divisible. (c) 144 (d) 1164
(a) 300, 243 (b) 298, 256
(c) 288, 216 (d) 258, 294
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27. Three men start together to walk along a road at the same exposures. Both of them want to be able to take the same
rate. The lengths of their strides are 68 cm, 51 cm and 85 cm number of photographs and complete their rolls of film. How
respectively. How far will they go before they will be ‘in step’ many rolls should each buy?
again: (a) 12 (b) 72
(a) 102 m (b) 1020 m (c) 3 and 2 (d) 6
(c) 10.2 m (d) 150 m 40. The least number by which 825 must be multiplied in order
28. How many times is the HCF of 48, 36, 72 and 24 contained in to produce a multiple of 715 is
their LCM? (a) 11 (b) 5
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 17
(c) 120 (d) 2 41. The LCM of two numbers is 630 and their HCF is 9. If the
29. The greatest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 88 is: sum of the number is 153, then the ratio of the two number
(a) 8888 (b) 9944 is
(c) 9988 (d) 9999 (a) 0.7 (b) 9
30. Find the least number of soldiers in a regiment, such that if 10
(c) (d) (a) or (c)
7
they stand in rows of 18, 15 and 25, form a perfect square?
42. The HCF of two number each consisting of four digits is 103
(a) 900 (b) 1600
their LCM is 19261, then the numbers are
(c) 2500 (d) 450
(a) 1133, 1751 (b) 1621, 2031
31. Three strings of a musical instrument vibrate 6, 8, and 12
(c) 3031, 3523 (d) 2979, 2277
times a second respectively. If all begin to vibrate
43. The least number which is a multiple of 31 and when
simultaneously, find the shortest time interval before all
divided by 15, 24 and 32 leaves the remainders 2, 11 and 19
three vibrate together again?
respectively is,
(a) 2 sec (b) 48 sec
1 1
(a) 2356 (b) 2387
(c) sec (d) sec (c) 2325 (d) 2418
2 24
32. Which is the smallest number that can be subtracted from 44. Three men start together to travel the same way around a
1936 so that on being divided by 9, 10, 15 the remainder is 7 1
circular track of 11 kms. Their speeds are 4, 5 and 8 kms
2
every time?
per hour respectively. When will they meet at the starting
(a) 93 (b) 46
point?
(c) 76 (d) 39
(a) 22 hrs (b) 12 hrs
33. The smallest number from which if 4000 subtracted, is
(c) 11 hrs (d) 44 hrs
exactly divisible by 7, 11 and 13, is
45. In a seminar, the number of participants in Physics,
(a) 5001 (b) 2999
Chemistry and Mathematics are 96, 36 and 180 respectively.
(c) 1000 (d) 6303
Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each
34. Find the least number which when divided by 20, 25, 30, 36
room the same number of participants are to be seated and
and 48 leaves the remainders 15, 20, 25, 31 and 43
all of them being in the same subject.
respectively.
(a) 12 (b) 21
(a) 2165 (b) 144
(c) 36 (d) 26
(c) 3595 (d) 3600
46. If the last divisor is 75 and the quotients are 3, 1, 1 and 3
35. Find the H.C.F of 2.4, 0.36 and 7.2
respectively, in finding the HCF of two numbers by the
(a) 12 (b) 120
method of division, then those two number are
(c) 1.2 (d) 0.12
(a) 500, 1875 (b) 425, 1675
(e) 0.012
(c) 525, 1875 (d) 525, 1575
36. Traffic lights at three different points are changing
47. Sum of two numbers is 56. If their LCM is 105, then the
respectively at 24, 48 and 72 seconds. If all the three are
numbers are
changed together at 9 : 10 : 24 hours, then when will the
(a) 7, 49 (b) 21, 34
next change take place together?
(c) 24, 32 (d) 35, 21
(a) 9 : 12 : 25 hrs (b) 9 : 10 : 48 hrs
48. The greatest number of three digits which when added to 45
(c) 9 : 12 : 48 hrs (d) 9 : 10 : 50 hrs
is exactly divisible by 6, 8, 12 is
37. The HCF of two number is 12 and their difference is also 12.
(a) 963 (b) 987
The numbers are
(c) 984 (d) 980
(a) 12, 84 (b) 100, 112 1
49. The sum of two numbers is pq and their difference is of
(c) 40, 52 (d) 84, 96 7
1 their sum. Their HCF is
38. The sum of two numbers is 45 and their difference is of
9 𝑝+𝑞 (𝑝−𝑞)
(a) (b) 7
their sum. Their LCM is 𝑝𝑞 𝑝𝑞
12 𝑝𝑞
(a) 200 (b) 100 (c) pq (d)
7 7
(c) 90 (d) 180

39. John has a camera that takes film that allows 24 exposures,
whereas Nancy has a camera that takes film that allows 36
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50. What is the smallest whole number that is exactly divisible 54. Four prime numbers are written in ascending order of their
5 2 1 magnitudes. The product of first three is 715 and that of last
by 1 , 2 and 3 ?
28 11 7
three is 2431. What is the largest given prime number?
(a) 264 (b) 230
(a) 5 (b) 19
(c) 238 (d) 224
(c) 17 (d) 23
51. A boy running up a stair case finds that when he goes up two
55. The LCM of two numbers is 2900% more than their HCF and
steps at a time there is one step over, when he goes up three
the sum of LCM and HCF of two numbers is 310. If one of the
at a time there are two over and when he goes up four at a
numbers is 20, find the other number.
time, there are three over. Find the number of stairs, which
(a) 290 (b) 150
is somewhere between 40 and 50.
(c) 75 (d) 300
(a) 47 (b) 45
56. The LCM of three numbers is 4752 and HCF is 6. If the two
(c) 42 (d) 49
numbers are 48 and 66, find the third least number
52. A number when divided by 10 leaves a remainder 9, when
(a) 72 (b) 99
divided by 9 leaves a remainder of 8, when divided by 8
(c) 48 (d) 54
leaves a remainder of 7 ……… when divided by 2 leaves a
57. A man has certain number of small boxes to pack into
remainder of 1. Determine the number.
parcels. If he packs 3, 4, 5 or 6 boxes in a parcel, he is left
(a) 31 (b) 1029
with one over; if he packs 7 in a parcel, none is left over.
(c) 2519 (d) 1679
What is the number of boxes the may have to pack?
53. When 1388, 3309 and 7151 are divided by a certain number
(a) 301 (b) 400
of three digits, the remainders are the same. Find the
(c) 309 (d) 405
remainder.
(a) 17 (b) 32
(c) 113 (d) 11

Ans Key
(1-10) badac acbac
(11-20) aacac bacda
(21-30) cabdd ccbba
(31-40) cdacd cdbcc
(41-50) dabad cdbda
(51-57) acbcb da