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Grade 6
Factors and Multiples of a Number
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Choose correct answer(s) from the given choices

(1) Find the missing odd number.

683 685 ? 689

a. 688 b. 686
c. 693 d. 687

(2) There are 5 consecutive composite numbers between ____ and ____.
a. 11 and 17 b. 17 and 23
c. 61 and 67 d. 2 and 8

(3) Check all the numbers that are even (one or more correct answer).
a. 17302 b. 268299
c. 7454907 d. 50567474

(4) Is 330 a multiple of 5?

a. Yes b. No

Fill in the blanks

(5) If we add an even number and an odd number, we get an number.

(6) The smallest 3 digit even number is .

(7) Tap A can fill a tank in 9 hours, while tap B can empty the full tank in 12 hours. If both taps are open together,

it will take hours to fill an empty tank.

Check True/False

(8) If X and Y are factors of each other, then X = Y.

True False

(9) Every number is both a factor and a multiple of itself.

True False

Answer the questions

(10) What is the largest prime number less than 35 ?

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Answers
(1) d. 687

Step 1
Let us observe the given numbers.
First number = 683
Second number = 685
Third number = ?
Fourth number = 689

Step 2
Let us now count forward from 683.
683 684 685 686 687 688 689
We find that the given number are obtained by skip counting by 2s.

Step 3
On skip counting by 2 from 685 we get 687.
Also, on skip counting by 2 from 687 we get 689.

Step 4
Hence, 687 is the missing odd number.

683 685 687 689

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(2) c. 61 and 67

Step 1
We know that a number having exactly two factors is a prime number and a number having more than
two factors is a composite number.

Step 2
Also, consecutive numbers are the numbers that follow each other without gaps, from the smallest to the
largest.

Step 3
Let us consider each option one by one.

Step 4
In option a, the numbers 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 lie between 11 and 17, out of which 13 is prime. Hence, 5
consecutive composite numbers do not lie between 11 and 17.

Step 5
In option b, the numbers 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 lie between 17 and 23, out of which 19 is prime. Hence, 5
consecutive composite numbers do not lie between 17 and 23.

Step 6
In option c, the numbers 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66 lie between 61 and 67, out of which none is prime.
Hence, 5 consecutive composite numbers lie between 61 and 67.

Step 7
In option d, the numbers 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 lie between 2 and 8, out of which 3, 5 and 7 are prime. Hence,
5 consecutive composite numbers do not lie between 2 and 8.

Step 8
Therefore, we conclude that option c is the correct answer.

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(3) a. 17302 d. 50567474

Step 1
We know that the last digit of an even number either 0 or a mulltiple of 2. Let go ahead by checking the
options one by one.

Step 2
The last digit of 17302 is 2. So, it is even.

Step 3
The last digit of 268299 is 9. So, it is not even.

Step 4
The last digit of 7454907 is 7. So, it is not even.

Step 5
The last digit of 50567474 is 4. So, it is even.

Step 6
Hence, we conclude that 50567474 and 17302 are even.

(4) a. Yes

Step 1
Let us divide 330 by 5.

Dividend↴
Divisor→ 5 ) 3 3 0 ( 66 ←Quotient
30
30
30
Remainder← 0

Step 2
Clearly, on dividing 330 by 5, we get 0 as remainder.
This means 330 is completely divisible by 5.

Step 3
Thus, 5 is a factor of 330.
Hence, 330 is a multiple of 5.

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(5) odd

Step 1
Remember the following rules of addition:

1. Sum of two even numbers is an even number.

2. Sum of two odd numbers is an even number.
3. Sum of an odd and an even number is an odd number.

Step 2
Thus, if we add an even number and an odd number, we get an odd number.

(6) 100

Step 1
The smallest 3 digit number is 100.

Step 2
Since, 100 is even.
The smallest 3 digit even number is 100.

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(7) 36

Step 1
If both taps are open together, then the time it will take to fill an empty tank is equal to the LCM of the
time in which tap A fills the tank and tap B empties the full tank.

Step 2
Calculating the LCM of 9 and 12.
All the prime factors of 9:
3 |9 3 is a factor of 9
3 |3 3 is a factor of 3
|1

9=3×3

Step 3
All prime factors of 12:
2 | 12 2 is a factor of 12
2 |6 2 is a factor of 6
3 |3 3 is a factor of 3
|1

12 = 2 × 2 × 3

Step 4
So, the LCM of 9 and 12 is = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 = 36

Step 5
Therefore, the time it will take to fill the empty tank is 36 hours.

(8) True

Step 1
X is a factor of Y means X divides Y completely.

Y is a factor of X means Y divides X completely.

As X divides Y completely and Y divides X completely, we have:

X=Y

Step 2
Hence, the above statement is true.

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(9) True

Step 1
We know that when a number divides another number completely, the divisor is called the factor of the
dividend and the dividend is called the multiple of the divisor.

Step 2
As every number divides itself completely, every number is a factor as well as a multiple of itself.

Step 3
Hence, the given statement is true.

(10) 31

Step 1
A prime number is a whole number greater than 1, which is not divisible by any number except 1 and
itself.

Step 2
Let us check the nearest number less than 35, which is not divisible by any number except 1 and itself.

Step 3
The nearest number less than 35, which is not divisible by any number except 1 and itself is 31.

Step 4
Hence, the largest prime number less than 35 is 31.

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