H.C.F and L.C.

1. Find the H.C.F. of 42, 63 and 140.

1 10
(a) 14 (b) 9 (a) (b)
54 27
(c) 21 (d) 7
2. Find the H.C.F. of a 2 b 4 c 6 , b 3c 8 a 4 and a 8 b 6 c 2 . 20 40
(c) (d)
3 27
(a) a 4b 4 c 4 (b) a 2b 2 c 2
10. The greatest number that exactly divides
(c) abc 2 3 2 (d) 2
abc 3 3
147, 168, 210 and 315 is-
3. Find the H.C.F. of 0.63, 1.05 and 2.1 (a) 7 (b) 21
(a) 0.21 (b) 0.021 (c) 441 (d) 4410
(c) 21 (d) 2.1 11. The maximum number of students among them
1001 pens and 910 pencils can be distributed in
4. Find the H.C.F. of 23 , 32 , 4 and 15. such a way that each student gets the same
(a) (b) number of pens and same number of pens and
23 32
same number of pencils is-
(c) 1 (d) 360
(a) 91 (b) 910
5. Find the H.C.F. of 2  3  5 ,2  3  5  7 and
2 3 5 3 2 2
(c) 1001 (d) 1911
2  3  5  7  11 is:
4 4 2
12. Find the greatest possible length of a scale that
(a) 2 2  32  5 (b) 2 2  32  5  7  11 can be used to measure exactly the following
length of cloth 3m, 5m 10cm and 12m 90cm.
(c) 2 4  34  5 (d) 2 4  34  55  7  11
(a) 30 cm (b) 60 cm
2 8 64 10 (c) 10 cm (d) 1290 cm
6. Find the H.C.F. of , , and
3 9 81 27 13. Find the greatest possible length of a scale to
measure exactly the following lengths, 20 feet, 13
2 2
(a) (b) feet 9 inches, 17 feet, 6 inches and 21feet 3inches?
3 81
(a) 1 feet 6 inches (b) 1 feet 3 inches
160 160 (c) 9 inches (d) 2 feet 4 inches
(c) (d)
3 81
14. Three containers have the mixture of milk and
7. Find the L.C.M. of 24, 36 and 40. water. 403 litres, 713 litres and 496 litres
(a) 120 (b) 240 respectively. Find the greatest measurement which
(c) 360 (d) 480 can measure the mixture?

8. Find the L.C.M. of 3, 2.7 and 0.09 (a) 1 litre (b) 7 litre

(a) 2.7 (b) 0.27 (c) 31 litre (d) 41 litre

(c)0.027 (d) 27 15. Find the minimum possibel length of scale to
measure exactly the following lengths.
1 5 2 4
9. Find the L.C.M. of , , and 64 cm, 80 cm and 96 cm.
3 6 9 27
 (a) 0.96 m (b) 9.60 m 22. The smallest number that will divide 4, 6, 8, 12
(c) 19.20 m (d) 96 m and 16 leaving a remainder 2 in each case is-

16. Traffic lights at three different points are changing (a) 46 (b) 50
respectively at 24, 48 and 72 second. If alll the (c) 48 (d) 56
three are changed together at 9 : 10 : 24 hours, 23. Find the greatest number that will divide 187, 233
then when will the next changes take place and 279 so as to leave the same remainder in each
together? case.
(a) 9 : 12 : 25 hrs. (b) 9 : 10 : 48 hrs. (a) 30 (b) 36
(c) 9 : 12 : 48 hrs. (d) 9 : 12 : 40 hrs (c) 46 (d) 56

17. A, B and C start at the same time in the same 24. The numbers 2272 and 875 divided by a three digit
direction to run around a circular stadium. A number N, giving the same reaminder. The sum
completes one around in 252 seconds, B in 308 of the digits of N is-
seconds and C in 198 seconds, all starting at the (a) 13 (b) 10
same point. After what time will they meet again
(c) 14 (d) 11
at the starting point?
25. The numbers 1305, 4665 and 6905 divided by a
(a) 26 minutes 18 seconds
four digit number N, giving the same remainder.
(b) 42 minutes 36 seconds The sum of the digits of N is-
(c) 45 minutes (a) 4 (b) 5
(d) 46 minutes 12 seconds (c) 6 (d) 8
18. A, B and C start at the same time in the same 26. The greatest number which can divide 110 and
direction to run around a circular stadium of length 128 leaving the same remainder 2 in each case,
12 km and speeds 3 km/h, 4 km/h and 6 km/h is-
respectively. After what time will they meet again
(a) 8 (b) 18
at the starting point?
(c) 28 (d) 38
(a) 16 h (b) 12 h
27. The greatest number which can dividing 122 and
(c) 24 h (d) 28 h
243 leaves remainders 2 and 3 respectively, is-
19. The smallest number from which if 7 subtracted,
(a) 12 (b) 24
is exactly divisible by 2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 is-
(c) 30 (d) 120
(a) 113 (b) 120
28. The greatest number which on dividing 989 and
1327 leaves remainders 5 and 7 respectively, is-
(c) 127 (d) 137
(a) 8 (b) 53
20. The smallest number from which if 8 added is
exactly divisible by 10, 12, 15 and 20 is- (c) 24 (d) 32

(a) 60 (b) 68 29. The least number, which when divided by 12, 15
and 16 leaves 7, 10 and 11 as remainders
(c) 52 (d) 38
respectively, is-
21. Which is the smallest number that can be
(a) 115 (b) 235
subtracted from 1936 so that on being divided by
9, 10, 15 the remainder is 7 everytime? (c) 247 (d) 475

(a) 93 (b) 46 30. The least number, which when divided by 5, 6, 7

and 8 leaves a remainders 3, but divided by 9 leaves
(c) 76 (d) 39
 no remainder, is- (c) 8 and 6 (d) 8 and 10
(a) 1677 (b) 1683 39. The L.C.M of two numbers is 45 times their
(c) 2523 (d) 3363 H.C.F. If one of the numbers is 125 and the sum
of H.C.F and L.C. M is 1150, the other number
31. The least number, which when divided by 20, 25, is-
35 and 40 leaves remainder 14, 19, 29 and 34
respectively, is- (a) 215 (b) 220

(a) 1400 (b) 1394 (c) 225 (d) 235

(c) 1406 (d) 1388 40. Product of two co-prime numbers is 117. Their
L.C.M should be-
32. Find the largest number of five digits exactly
divisible by 12, 16, 18, 24, 32. (a) 1 (b) 117

(a) 99936 (b) 99963 (c) equal to HCF

(c) 99972 (d) 99982 (d) cannot bo calculated

33. Find the smallest number of five digits exactly 41. The L.C.M of three different numbers is 120.
divisible by 16, 24, 36 and 54. Which of the following cannot be their HCF?

(a) 10432 (b) 10368 (a) 8 (b) 12

(c) 10064 (d) 10054 (c) 24 (d) 35

34. Find largest four-digit number which when divided 42. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 8. Which one the
by 12, 18, 21 and 24 leaves a remainder of 6 in following can never be their LCM?
each case, is- (a) 24 (b) 48
(a) 9582 (b) 9423 (c) 56 (d) 60
(c) 9986 (d) 9982 43. H.C.F. of 3240, 3600 and a third number is 36 and
35. The LCM of two numbers is 1296 and HCF is 96. their LCM is 2 4  35  52  7 2 . The third number
If one of the numbers is 864 then the other is- is-
(a) 72 (b) 64 (a) 2 2  35  7 2 (b) 2 2  53  7 2
(c) 144 (d) 36
(c) 2 5  5 2  7 2 (d) 2 3  35  7 2
36. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 11 and their LCM
is 7700. If one of the number is 275, then the other 44. The sum of two numbers is 216 and their HCF is
is: 27. The nubers are:

(a) 279 (b)283 (a) 27, 189 (b) 108, 108

(c) 308 (d) 318 (c) 200, 16 (d) 100, 116

37. The L.C.M of two numbers is 495 and their H.C.F 45. The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their HCF is
is 5. If the sum of the number is 100, then their 4. The numbers are-
difference is- (a) 9, 12 (b) 12, 16
(a) 10 (b) 46 (c) 16, 18 (d) 20, 24
(c) 70 (d) 90 46. The ratio of two numbers is 4:5 and their HCF is
38. The product of the L.C.M and H.C.F of two 2. The LCM is-
numbers is 24. The difference of two numbers is (a) 20 (b) 10
2. Find the numbers-
(c) 40 (d) 60
(a) 2 and 4 (b) 6 and 4
47. The ratio of two numbers is 2:3 and their LCM is 49. The sum of two numbers is 36 and their HCF is 4.
48. The number are- How many number of pairs may be possible-
(a) 16, 24 (b) 8, 6 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 12, 18 (d) 12, 24 (c) 3 (d) 4
48. The ratio of two numbers is 3:2 and their LCM is 50. A number when divided by 10 leaves a remainder
72. Their HCF is- 9, when divided by 9 leaves a remainder of 8,
(a) 24 (b) 3 when divided by 8 leaves a remainder of
7,.................... When divided by 2 leaves a
(c) 6 (d) 12 remainder of 1. Find the number
(a) 31 (b) 1029
(c) 2519 (d) 1679