Playing with numbers

Introduction:

"Playing with Numbers" is a branch of mathematics that involves various interesting and
fun mathematical games and puzzles.
It encourages students to explore number patterns, divisibility rules, and relationships
between numbers.
Number Patterns:

Number patterns are sequences of numbers that follow a certain rule or pattern.
An example of a simple pattern is counting by twos: 2, 4, 6, 8, ...
Patterns can be used to predict future numbers in the sequence.
Divisibility Rules:

Divisibility rules are guidelines to determine whether a number can be evenly divided by
another number without leaving a remainder.
Some common divisibility rules include:
A number is divisible by 2 if it's even (ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8).
A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.
A number is divisible by 5 if it ends in 0 or 5.
A number is divisible by 10 if it ends in 0.
A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
These rules help in simplifying calculations and finding factors and multiples.

Types of Numbers:

Even number:
A number which is exactly divisible by 2 is called even numbers.
Examples: 0,12,34,74,56 etc

Odd number:
A number which is not exactly divisible by 2 is called odd number.
Examples:1,13,15,27 etc`
Prime Numbers:

A prime number is a positive integer greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other
than 1 and itself.
Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13.
Composite Numbers: A composite number is a positive integer greater than 1 that has
divisors other than 1 and itself.
Examples of composite numbers include 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10.

Factors and Multiples:

Factors of a number are the numbers that can divide it without leaving a remainder.
For example, the factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.
Multiples of a number are obtained by multiplying it by whole numbers.
For example, the multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and so on.

Common Multiples and Least Common Multiple (LCM):

Common multiples are multiples shared by two or more numbers.

For example, the common multiples of 3 and 4 are 12, 24, 36, and so on.
The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest common multiple of two or more
numbers.
For example, the LCM of 3 and 4 is 12.
HCF (Highest Common Factor) or GCD (Greatest Common Divisor):

HCF is the largest number that can exactly divide two or more numbers.
For example, the HCF of 12 and 18 is 6.
HCF helps in simplifying fractions and finding common factors.

Prime Factorization
The method of representing number as a product of its factors
is called prime factorization.
For example: 36 can be written as 2×2×3×3, 2 and 3 are prime numbers.
 Level1

1. What are numbers called that have more than two factors?
A) Prime numbers
B) Odd numbers
C) Composite numbers
D) Co-prime numbers
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2. Which statement is true about prime numbers?

A) They have more than two factors
B) They have exactly two factors
C) They are always odd
D) They are always even
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3) What is the L.C.M of two co-prime numbers?

A) The sum of the numbers
B) The difference of the numbers
C) Their product
D) The average of the numbers
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4)Twin primes differ by:

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
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5)What is the H.C.F. of two coprime numbers?

A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
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6)How can you determine if a number is even according to the units digit?
A) Units digit is 1
B) Units digit is 2
C) Units digit is 5
D) Units digit is 9
Answer:

7) What do you get when two factors are multiplied?

A)Sum
B)Product
C)Quotient
D)Difference
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8)Every number is a factor of:

A)Another number
B)Itself
C)Only prime numbers
D)Odd numbers
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9) How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 50?

A)12
B)14
C)15
D)16
Answer:

10)Which of the following numbers is a perfect number?

A)4
B)12
C)8
D)6
Answer:
11)Which of the following are not twin-primes?
A)3,5
B)5,7
C)11,13
D)17,23
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12)Which of the following are co-primes?

A)8, 10
B)9, 10
C)6, 8
D)15,18
Answer:

13)Which of the following is a prime number?

A)263
B)361
C)323
D)324
Answer:

14)The total number of even prime numbers is

A)0
B)1
C)2
D)unlimited
Answer:

15)which of the following numbers is divisible by 3

A)27326
B)42356
C)73545
D)45326
Answer:
16) Find the LCM of 36 and 72
A)108
B)72
C)144
D)190
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17)Find the HCF of 120 and 144

A)36
B)24
C)80
D)100
Answer:

level-2

1. What is the difference between the 7th and 5th prime numbers?
A)4
B)6
C)10
D)12
Answer:

2. Which of the following pairs represents two prime numbers between 50 and 60?
A)47, 52
B)53, 59
C)50, 56
D)48, 60
Answer:
3.According to the statement "even + 1 = odd," what is the successor of every even
number?
A)Even
B)Odd
C)Prime
D)Composite
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4.What is the sum of the numbers 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30?
A)50
B)75
C)90
D)120
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5.Calculate the H.C.F of 36, 48, and 120.

A)6
B)12
C)24
D)36
Answer:

6.In the number 901,351, what is the difference between the sum of digits in odd
positions and even positions?
A)7
B)11
C)15
D)18

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7 According to the statement "A perfect number has the sum of all its factors equal to
twice itself," what is a perfect number?
A)A prime number
B)An odd number
C)An even number
D)A composite number
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8)What is the product of 14311 and 13?

A)185,543
B)186,143
C)185,861
D)186,011
Answer:

9)The lowest common multiple of 8,16 and p is 48. What is the possible value of p?
A)64
B)24
C)2
D)32

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10)which of the following numbers is divisible by 8

A) 87653234
B) 78956042
C) 64298602
D) 98741032
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11)What is the L.C.M. of X and Y if X is the first odd prime number and Y is the only even prime
number?
A)6
B)2
C)8
D)12
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12)Which of the following products is an odd number?

A)even × odd × even
B)odd × odd × even
C)even × even × even
D)odd × odd × odd
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13)Find a number which is a multiple of all the numbers from 1 to 10?

A) 5040
B) 1260
C) 720
D) 1440
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14)The answers of four students A, B, C and D for prime factorisation of 24 are given. Whose
answer is wrong?
A)2×2×2×3
B)8 × 3
C)3 × 2 × 2 × 2
D)2 × 3 × 2 × 2
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15)The L.C.M of two numbers is 3718. Which of the following numbers CANNOT possibly be
the H.C.F of these numbers?
A)13
B)26
C)104
D)143
Answer:
 Level-3
1)What least value should be given to * so that the number 653*47 is divisible by 11?
A)9
B)6
C)7
D)1
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2)The smallest number which when divided by 20, 25, 35 and 40 leaves a remainder of 14, 19,
29 and 34 respectively, is
A)1394
B)1404
C)1664
D)1406
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3)The HCF of two numbers is 28 and their LCM is 336. If one number is 112, then the other
number is
A)64
B)84
C)34
D)92
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4)The two numbers nearest to 10000 which are exactly divisible by each of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,
are
A)9660, 10080
B)9320, 10080
C)9660, 10060
D)10340, 10080
Answer:
5)The least number which when decreased by 9 is exactly divisible by 12, 16, 24 and 48 is
A)16
B)48
C)57
D)39
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6)Find the greatest number which will divide the greatest 3-digit number and the greatest 4-digit
number exactly.
A)9
B)8
C)7
D)3
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7)There are 153 apples and 119 oranges. These fruits are to be arranged in heaps containing
the same number of fruits. Then the greatest number of fruits possible in each heap is
A)15
B)23
C)17
D)20
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8)Three boys steps off together from the same spot. Their steps measure 63 cm, 70 cm and 77
cm, respectively. What is the minimum distance each should cover so that all can cover
distanced complete steps?
A)6930cm
B)6000cm
C)7000cm
D)6520cm
Answer:
9)The length, breadth and height of a room are 403 cm, 434 cm and 465 cm respectively. Find
the longest tape which can measure the three dimensions of the room exactly.
A)31cm
B)30cm
C)25cm
D)35cm
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10)Find the value of a + b + c, if 373a is divisible by 9, 473b is divisible by 11 and 371c is

divisible by 6.
A)7
B)6
C)0
D)9
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11)67, 61, p, q, r, s, 41 is an arrangement of prime numbers in decreasing order. Among the

following, which is the number 53?
A)p
B)r
C)q
D)s
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12)Which of the following is the least perfect square which is divisible by 3,4,5,6 and 8?
A)900
B)2500
C)1200
D)3600
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13)Given that (p + 3) is the highest common factor of 81 and 108, find the value of p.
A)6
B)9
C)12
D)24
Answer:
14)What is the possible value of the product of P and Q, given that their H.C.F is 12 and L.C.M
is 120?
A)1200
B)120
C)1440
D)144

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