Math Problems on HCF - LCM

1. Express 252 as product of primes!

2. Let the least number of six digits, which when divided by 4, 6, 10 and 15
leaves in each case the same remainder of 2, be N. Find the sum of the digits
in N.
3. Find the least number that is a perfect square and is divisible by each of the
numbers 10, 20 and 24.
4. Find the smallest number that when diminished by 7, is divisible by 12. 16,
18.
5. Four different electronic devices make a beep after every 30 minutes, 1 hour,
1.5 hour and 1 hour 45 minutes respectively. All the devices beeped together
at 12 noon. When will they beep again together?
6. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and
12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together ?
7. Find the least number which when divided by 16, 18; 20 and 25 leaves 4 as
remainder in each case, but when divided by 7 leaves no remainder.
8. A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a
circular stadium. A completes a round in 220 seconds, B in 308 seconds and
C in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they
meet again at the starting point ?
9. Three different containers contain 496 litres, 403 litres and 713 litres of
mixtures of milk and water respectively. What biggest measure can measure
all the different quantities exactly ?
10. Find the least number of five digits which is exactly divisible by 12, 15 and
18.
11. Find the maximum number of students among them 1001 pens and 910
pencils can be distributed in such a way that each student gets the same
number of pens and same number of pencils.
12. Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and 6905, leaving
the same remainder in each case. Find the sum of the digits in N.
13. The H.C.F. and L.C.M of two numbers are 11 and 385 respectively. If one
number lies between 75 and 125, then that number is :
14. Which of the following has most number of divisors: 99, 101, 176, 182 ?

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Math Problems on HCF - LCM

15. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their L.C.M.
are 13 and 14. Find the larger of the two numbers.
16. Product, of two co-prime numbers is 117. Find their L.C.M..
17. Find the H.C.F. of 1.75, 5.6 and 7.
18. Three numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3 and their H.C.F. is 12. Find the
numbers.
19. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 45 times their 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 is :
20. The product of the L.C.M. and H.C.E of two numbers is 24. The difference
of two numbers is 2. Find the numbers.
21. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 11 and their L.C.M. is 7700. If one or the
numbers is 275, find the other.
22. Three numbers which are co-prime to each other are such that the product of
the first two is 551 and that of the last two a 1073. Find the sum of the three
numbers.
23. Find the The H.C.F. of 2/3. 8/9. 64/81 and 10/27.
24. The sum of two numbers is 528 and their H .C.F. is 33. Find the number of
pairs of numbers satisfying the above conditions.
25. Find the L.C.M. of 22, 54, 108, 135 and 198.
26. Find the H.C.F. of 3666 and 3444.
27. Which of the following is a pair of co-primes ?
28. Find the H.C.F. of 204, 1190 and 1445.
29. Find the H.C.F. of 4 x 27 x 3125, 8 x y x 25 x 7 & 16 x 81 x 5 x 11 x 49.
30. A number n is said to be perfect if the sum of all its divisors (excluding n
itself) is equal to n. Find an example of a perfect number.

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