LCM AND HCF

1. Find the LCM of • Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3, and their HCF is
5. find that two number.
(i) 16, 24, 48, 96
• Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 and their HCF
(ii) 6, 9, 12, 15
is 12.
(iii) 18, 24, 30
(i)Find the numbers
(iv) 12, 15, 20
2. 2. Find the LCM of (ii)Find their LCM
(i) 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001 (iii)LCM based examples:-
(ii) 0.2, 0.02, 2.0
(iii) 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 1. Find the least number which is exactly divisible by
3. Find the LCM of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12
(i) 23 × 52 × 34 , 24 × 72 × 511 , 23 × 54 2. The least number which when divided by 4, 6, 8, 12
(ii) 23 × 32 × 54 , 24 × 52 × 711 , 22 × 53 × 114
and 16 leaves a remainder of 2 in each case is:
HCF
(a) 46 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 56
1. Find the HCF of
(i) 15, 25, 30 3. Find the least number which is divisible by 40, 50,
(ii) 42, 63, 140 60 leaves a remainders of 10, 20, 30 respectively.
(iii) 42, 70, 98, 126
(iv) 204, 1190, 1445 4. Find the least number which when divided by 16, 18
(a) 34 (b) 17 (c) 85 (d) 204 and 20 leaves a remainder of 4 in each case, but is
2. Find the HCF of completely divisible by 7?
(i) 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001
(ii) 0.2, 0.02, 0.002, 2.0 (a) 465 (b) 3234 (c) 2884 (d) 3235
(iii) 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 5. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbers are 44 and
(iv) 2.4, 0.36, 7.2 264 respectively. If the first number is divided by 2.
3. Find the HCF of The quotient is 44. The other number is
(i) 23 × 34 × 52 , 24 × 32 × 511 × 74 (a) 147 (b) 528
(ii)24 × 33 × 54 × 72 , 23 × 32 , 25 × 34 (c) 132 (d) 264
𝐿𝐶𝑀 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
 LCM of fractions = 𝐻𝐶𝐹 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 6. The smallest number, which when increased by 5 is
𝐻𝐶𝐹 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 divisible by each of 24, 32, 36 and 54 is
 HCF of fractions =
𝐿𝐶𝑀 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 (a) 1120 (b) 859
(c) 4320 (d) 427
 Find the LCM and HCF of
1 4 8 7. Find the least number which when decreased by 4 is
(i) 2 , 11 , 3
exactly divisible by 9, 12, 15 18?
2 4 3
(ii) 3 , 9 , 7 (a) 188 (b)182
Ratio based examples:- (c) 186 (d) 184
• Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their LCM is 8. Find the greatest 4 digit number which is exactly
60. find that two numbers. divisible by 8, 10, 12.
• Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5 and their LCM 9. Find the least 5 digit number which is exactly
is 120. find that numbers. divisible by 8, 10, 12

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10. Find the number which is divisible by 8, 10, 12 and 19. Find the greater number which when divides 87,
lies in between 700 and 800 138, 187 leaving a remainder of 2 in each case
11. The number between 4000 and 5000 that is divisible 20. Find the greatest number that will divide 640, 710
by each of 12, 18, 21 and 32 is and 1526 so as to leave 11, 7 and 9 as remainders
(a) 4023 (b) 4032 (c) 4302 (d) 4203 respectively?
12. If the students of a class can be grouped exactly into (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 42 (d) 29
6 or 8 or 10, then the minimum number of students 21. Find the greatest number which when divides 65, 93,
in the class must be 114 leaving a same remainder in each case
(a) 60 (b) 120 22. Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305,
(c) 180 (d) 240 4665 and 6905 leaving the same remainder in each
case. Then, sum of the digits in N is:
13. Four bells ring at intervals of 4, 6, 8 and 14 seconds.
They start ringing simultaneously at 12.00 O’clock. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
At what time will they again ring simultaneously? 23. A florist has 200 roses and 180 jasmines with him.
(a) 12 hrs. 2 min. 48 sec (b) 12 hrs. 3 min He was asked to make garlands of flowers with only
roses or only jasmines each containing the same
(c) 12 hrs. 3 min. 20 sec (d) 12 hrs. 3 min. 44 sec
number of flowers. What will be the largest number
14. Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectively
of flowers, he can join together without leaving a
at intervals of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 sec. How many times
single flower?
they will toll together in one hour, excluding the one
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 19
at the start?
24. Three tankers contain 403 litres, 434 litres, 465 litres
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9
of diesel respectively. Then the maximum capacity
15. The traffic lights at three different road crossings
of a container that can measure the diesel of the three
change after 24 seconds, 36 seconds and 54 seconds
containers exact number of times is
respectively. If they all change simultaneously at
(a) 31 litres (b) 62 litres
10:15:00 AM, then at what time will they again
change simultaneously? (c) 41 litres (d) 84 litres
(a) 10 : 16 : 54 AM (b) 10 : 18 : 36 AM 25. What is the least number which when divided by the
numbers 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 leaves in each case a
(c) 10 : 17 : 02 AM (d) 10 : 22 : 12 AM
remainder 2 but when divided by 13 leaves no
16. From a point on a circular track 5 km long A, B and
remainder?
C started running in the same direction at the same
1 (a) 312 (b) 962 (c) 1562 (d) 1586
time with speed of 2 km per hour, 3 km per hour
2
26. 84 Maths books, 90 Physics books and 120
and 2 km per hour respectively. Then on the starting
Chemistry books have to be stacked topic wise. How
point all three will meet again after
many books will be there in each stack so that each
(a) 30 hrs (b) 6 hrs (c) 10 hrs (d) 15 hrs stack will have the same height too?
17. Three men step off together from the same spot. (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) 21
Their steps measure 63 cm. 70 cm and 77 cm
27. Three sets of English, Mathematics and Science
respectively. The minimum distance each should
books containing 336, 240, 96 books respectively
cover so that all can cover the distance in complete
have to be stacked in such a way that all the books
steps is
are stored subject – wise and the height of each stack
(a) 9630 cm (b) 9360 cm is the same. Minimum number of stacks will be
(c) 6930 cm (d) 6950 cm (a) 14 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 48
18. Find the greatest number which will divide 321, 428
and 535 exactly?
(a) 105 (b) 107 (c) 109 (d) 102

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28. Find the side of the largest possible square slabs 33. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbers are 44 and
which can be paved on the floor of a room 2m 50 cm 264 respectively. If the first number is divided by 2.
long and 1 m 50 cm broad. Also find the number of The quotient is 44. The other number is
such slabs to pave the floor? (a) 147 (b) 528 (c) 132 (d) 264
(a) 40, 18 (b) 30, 15 34. The LCM of two numbers is 4 times their HCF. The
(c) 50, 15 (d) 20, 25 sum of LCM and HCF is 125. If one of the number
29. The HCF and product of two numbers are 15 and is 100. Then the other number is
6300 respectively. The number of possible pairs of (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 100 (d) 125
the numbers is 35. The HCF of two numbers is 8. Which one of the
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 following can never be their LCM?
30. The product of two numbers is 4107. If the H.C.F. of (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 60
the numbers is 37, the greater number is 36. The HCF and LCM of a pair of number are 12 and
(a) 185 (b) 111 926 respectively. How many such distinct pairs are
(c) 107 (d) 101 possible?
31. The sum of two numbers is 135 and their HCF is 7. (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 0
How many such pairs of number can be formed? 37. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 12 and 924
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 0 respectively. Then the number of such pairs is
32. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 1820 and their H.C.F. (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
is 26. If one number is 130, then the other number is 38. Two numbers, both greater than 29, have HCF 29
(a) 70 (b) 1690 (c) 364 (d) 1264 and LCM 4147. The sum of the number is:
(a) 966 (b) 696
(c) 669 (d) 666

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