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Factors and Multiples: If a number `m' divides
another number `n' exactly, then we say that
`m' is a factor of `n' and that `n' is a multiple
of `m'.
eg. 3 is a factor of 12 and therefore 12
is a multiple of 3.
Least Common Multiple (L.C.M.)
L.C.M. is the least non-zero number in common multiples of two or more numbers.
Multiple of 6 = 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, ........
Multiple of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, ........
Common Multiple of 6 and 8 = 24, 48
...............
Least Common Multiple = 24
Factorisation Method:
Find the L.C.M. of 12, 27 and 40
Factors of 12
= 2x2x3 = 2 2 x3
2 12 3 27 2 40
Factors of 27
2 6 3 9
2 20
3
= 3x3x3 = 3
3 3 3 3
2 10
Factors of 40
1
1
5 5
= 2x2x2x5 = 2 3 x5
1
L. C. M . 2 3 x 3 3 x 5 1 0 8 0
27, 4 0
27, 2 0
27, 1 0
9,1 0
Factors of 140
= 2x2x5x7 = 2 2 x 5 x 7
H.C.F. = 2 2 = 4
Division Method
Find the H.C.F. of 48, 108, 140
2
4 8 , 1 08 , 1 4 0
2
24, 54,
70
12, 27,
35
H.C.F.=2x2= 4
L. C. M. 2x2x3x9x10 = 1080
2 108
2 54
3 27
3
9
3
2 140
2 70
5 35
7
1 5 5 10
, , ,
?
3 6 9 27
L.C.M. of 1, 5 and 10 is 10
H.C.F of 3, 6, 9 and 27 is 3
L.C.M. of given fractions =
10
3
1 3 5 7 9
, , , ,
2 4 6 8 10
H.C.F. of fractions
H. C. F. of numerat ors
L. C. M. of deno min ators
H.C.F. of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 is 1
L.C.M of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 is 120
H.C.F. of given fractions =
1
120
L. C. M. xH. C. F.
2310 x 30
330
given number =
210
44 x264
132
88
3.
2 3
4
,
and
5 10
15
a)
1
30
b) 2
1517 x 902
814
=
41 x 41
c)
24
750
d)
2.
1.
4.
60 x60
7 times
504
PRACTICE TEST
Find the L.C.M of 12, 15, 18 and 27.
a) 1, 08 0
b) 5 4 0
c) 2 7 0
d) 7 6 0
Find the H.C.F. of 72, 48 and 30.
a) 3 0
b) 1 2
c) 6
d) 3
Find the L.C.M. of 2 2x33x53 and
2 3 x3 2 x5.
a) 27 , 0 00
b) 1 8 0
c) 3 6
d) 13 , 5 00
5.
6.
is.
2
5
2
5
4 3
7
,
and
5 10
15
a)
1
5
b)
84
5
c)
84
30
d)
1
30
a)
xy
z
b) xyz
c)
x+ y
z
d)
z
xy
visible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
a) 2 5 0 0
b) 1 2 0 0
c) 3 6 0 0
d) 9 0 0
1 2 . The least number which when divided by
15, 27, 35 and 42 leaves in each case a remainder 7 is:
a) 1 8 9 7
b) 1 9 8 7
c) 1 8 8 3
d) 2 0 0 7
1 3 . Two containers contain 60 and 165 litres
of milk respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the milk
in each container an exact number of times
(in litres)
a) 1 5
b) 3
c) 5
d) 1 0
1 4 . Two baskets contain 195 and 250 bananas respectively, which are distributed in
equal number among children. Find the largest
number of bananas that can be given, so that
3 bananas are left over from the first basket
and 2 from the second.
a) 4
b) 1 8
c) 8
d) 6
Qn: (15- 18) :- Write in ascending order
15.
16.
17.
1 2 3 3
, , ,
2 5 4 2
a)
7 1 3 5
, , ,
8 3 4 6
b)
5 7 3 1
, , ,
6 8 4 3
c)
3 7 1 3
, , ,
4 8 3 4
d)
1 3 5 7
, , ,
3 4 6 8
19.
20.
1 2 3 1
, , ,
3 5 4 6
a)
1 2 3 1
, , ,
3 5 4 6
b)
1 2 1 3
, , ,
6 5 3 4
c)
2 3 1 1
, , ,
5 4 3 6
d)
3 2 1 1
, , ,
4 5 3 6
5 7 11 3
, ,
,
6 8 12 10
a)
5 7 11 3
, ,
,
6 8 12 10
b)
7 5 11 3
, ,
,
8 6 12 10
c)
11 7 5 3
, , ,
12 8 6 10
d)
7 5 11 3
, ,
,
8 6 12 10
5 11 5 7
, , ,
3 9 6 12
a)
2 1 3 3
, , ,
5 2 4 2
b)
3 1 2 3
, , ,
4 2 5 2
a)
5 11 5 7
, , ,
3 9 6 12
b)
11 5 7 5
, ,
,
9 3 12 6
c)
3 3 1 2
, , ,
2 4 2 5
d)
3 1 2 3
, , ,
2 2 5 4
c)
5 11 5 7
, , ,
3 9 6 12
d)
11 5 5 7
, , ,
9 6 3 12
5 11 5 7
, , ,
3 9 6 12
a)
11 7 5 5
,
, ,
9 12 3 6
b)
7 5 11 5
, , ,
12 6 9 3
c)
5 7 11 5
,
, ,
6 12 9 3
d)
5 11 5 7
, , ,
3 9 6 12
21.
5 7 3 1
, , ,
6 8 4 3
22.
2 4 3 3
,
, ,
3 15 5 4
a)
4
15
b)
3
4
c)
3
5
d)
2
3
5 6 13 9
, ,
,
8 11 22 13
23.
a)
5
8
b)
6
11
c)
13
22
d)
9
13
3 5 2 8
, , ,
4 7 3 11
a)
3
4
29.
b)
5
7
2
8
d)
3
11
Qn: (24 - 26) Find the smallest of the given
fraction.
30.
c)
24.
2 5 9 9 7
, ,
,
,
3 7 13 14 4
31.
32.
a)
9
14
b)
2
3
c)
7
4
d)
5
7
33.
11 14 17 23 29
,
,
,
,
25.
14 17 20 26 32
26.
a)
29
32
b)
11
14
c)
17
20
d)
14
17
b)
6
7
5 3 5 6
, , ,
6 4 8 7
a)
3
4
5
5
c)
d)
8
6
2 7 . A heap of stones can be made in groups
of 21 but when made up into groups of
16, 20, 25 and 45 there are 3 stones
left in each case, The number of stones
in the heap is
a) 3 6 0 0
b)
3603
c) 7 2 0 0
d)
7203
2 8 . Three measuring rods are 64cm, 80cm
34.
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (d)
6. (a)
7. (a)
8. (d)
9. (a)
10. (a)
11. (c)
12. (a)
13. (a)
14. (c)
15. (a)
16. (b)
17. (d)
18. (d)
19. (c)
20. (a)
21. (b)
22.(d)
23. (a)
24. (a)
25. (b)
26. (c)
27. (d)
28.(b)
29. (c)
30. (b)
31. (b)
32. (a)
33. (b)
34. (d)