H.C.F. & L.C.M.

1. Four bells begin to toll together and then each one at intervals of 6 s, 7 s, 8 s and 9 s
respectively. The number of times they will toll together in the next 2 hr is?
a)14 b)16 c)18 d)13
2. What is the greatest 4-digit perfect square, which is exactly divisible by 3, 5, and 7
and 9?
a) 9999 b) 9684 c) 9801 d) Can’t be
determined
3. H.C.F. of 3.68 & 5.35 is?
a) .001 b) .1 c) 1 d) .01
4. 400 have how many factors?
a) 15 b) 18 c) 14 d) 13
5. 400 have how many factors?
a)15 b)18 c)14 d)13
6. A and B start together from the same point on a circular track and walk in the same
direction till they both again arrive together at the starting point. A completes one
circle in 224 s and B in 364 s. How many times will A have passed B?
a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13
7. L.C.M. of 2 numbers is 729 then find the H.C.F.?
a) 9 b) 3 c) 1 d) Data
Insufficient
8. What is the largest and smallest number divisible by 6, 15, and 21 and 24 ?
a) 9235 , 420 b) 9980 , 840 c) 9240 , 840 d) 9999 , 999
9. P, Q and S are moving on a circular stadium of circumference 2100 m. When P
completes one round, Q is still 700 m behind. When S completes one round, Q is 300
m ahead of him. What distance from the starting point Q covers when three of them
will meet for the first time?
a) 16200 b) 16800 c) 16000 d) 17000
10. LCM of two numbers is 120 and their HCF is 10. Which one of the following be the
sum of two numbers?
a) 140 b) 60 c) 70 d) 80
11. If an integer k is divisible by 2,5 and 13, what is the next largest number that is
divisible by all the three given numbers ?
a) 2k b) K+130 c) 2k+13 d) 2k+65
12. If the product of two co-prime number is 783.then find the L.C.M of these numbers.
a) 1 b) 783 c) lcm will be d) lcm can’t be
equal to hcf calculated
13. What is the least amount that a person can have, such that when he distributes it
into groups of Rs 16 or Rs 18 or Rs 20 or Rs 25, he is always left with Rs 4?
1794 a) 1804 b) 2596 c) 3604
14. The interior decorator was asked to cover the rectangular walls of an office with
identical rectangular wall papers of exactly the same size. If a wall is 5.2m high and
5.0m wide, what is the largest size of the wall paper which can be used for this
purpose
 a) 100 cm b) 50 cm c) 25 cm d) 20 cm

15. What is the smallest four-digit number which when divided by 6, leaves a remainder
of 5 and when divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 3?
a)1043 b)1073 c)1103 d)None
16. If LCM and HCF of two numbers are equal and their product is 3136 find the
number?
a)44 b)46 c)54 d)56 e)89
17. The LCM of three different numbers is 256. Which one of the following can never be
their HCF?
a) 4 b) 16 c) 24 d) 32
18. If LCM of 2 numbers is 729 then HCF?
a) 39 b) 41 c) 44 d) Data
insufficient
19. The smallest number, which is a perfect square and contains 7936 as a factor is:
a) 251664 b) 231564 c) 246016 d) 346016
20. What is the difference between lcm and hcf of the numbers 20,30,40?
a) 100 b) 110 c) 120 d) 130
21. The LCM of 26 * 32 * 5 * 7, 23 * 35 * 7 and 2 * 34 * 5 is:
a) 26 * 35 b) 26 * 35 * 5 c) 26 * 35 * 7 d) 26 * 35 * 5 * 7
22. Find the greatest number that divides 125,218,280 and 342 so as to leave the same
remainder in each case.
a) 37 b) 35 c) 33 d) 31
23. Find the greatest 5 digit number that is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 5 and 7?
a) 99940 b) 99960 c) 99970 d) 99990
24. Find the least number which when divided by 5, 7 and 13 leaves the same remainder
3 in each case
a) 398 b) 453 c) 458 d) 463
25. HCF of two numbers is 11 and their LCM is 693. If one number is 77, find the other
number?
a) 7 b) 9 c) 63 d) 99
26. The HCF of two numbers is 4 and LCM is 48. If one of the numbers is 12, then one
of the divisions of the numbers is:
a) 3 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10
27. If LCM and HCF of two numbers are equal and product of two numbers is 2916,
find their LCM?
a) 54 b) 56 c) 64 d) 66
28. If the sum of squares of two numbers is 2754 and their HCF and LCM are 9 and 135
respectively, then the numbers are
a) 27,36 b) 27,35 c) 28,45 d) 27,45

29. The LCM of 26 * 32 * 5 * 7, 23 * 35 * 7 and 2 * 34 * 5 is:

a) 26 * 35 b) 26 * 35 * 5 c) 26 * 35 * 7 d) 26 * 35 * 5 * 7
30. Find the greatest 5 digit number that is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 5 and 7?
a) 99940 b) 99960 c) 99970 d) 99990
 31. If the sum of two numbers is 55 and the H.C.F. and L.C.M of these numbers are 5
and 120 respectively, then the sum of the reciprocals of the numbers is equal to:

a) 55/601 b) 601/55 c) 11/120 d) 120/11

32. 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 ?

a)1 litre b) 7litre c) 31 litre d) 41 litre

33. 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 ?

a) 1: 4b) 2: 10c) 3: 15 d) 4: 16

34. Four different electronic devices make a beep after every 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3/2 hour
and 1 hour 45 minutes respectively. All the devices beeped together at 12 noon. They will
again beep together at:

a) 12 a.m. b) 3 a.m. c) 6 a.m. d) 9 a.m. e) None

35.The L.C.M. of two numbers is 4800 and their G.C.M. is 160. If one of the numbers is
480, then the other number is:

1600 b)1800 c)2200 d) 2600 e)None of these

36. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 140. If their ratio is 2:5, then the numbers are:

a) 28,70 b) 28,7 c) 8,70 d) 8,40 e) None of these

37. The least perfect square number which is exactly divisible by 3, 4, 7, 10 and 12 is:

a) 8100 b) 17600 c) 44100 d) None of these e)

38. The greatest number that will divide 63, 138 and 228 so as to leave the same remainder
in each case:

a) 15 b) 20 c) 35 d) 40 e)

39. Find the largest number, smaller than the smallest four-digit number, which when
divided by 4,5,6 and 7 leaves a remainder 2 in each case.

a) 422 b) 842 c) 12723 d) None of these

40. What is the smallest four-digit number which when divided by 6, leaves a remainder of
5 and when divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 3?

a) 1043 b) 1073 c) 1103 d) None of these e)

41. P is an integer. P>883. If P-7 is a multiple of 11, then the largest number that will
always divide
(P+4) (P+15) is:
a) 11 b) 121 c) 242 d) None of these e)
42. Let C be a positive integer such that C + 7 is divisible by 5. The smallest positive
integer n (>2) such that C + n2 is divisible by 5 is:
a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) Does not exist e)
43. Four bells begin to toll together and then each one at intervals of 6 s, 7 s, 8 s and 9 s
respectively.The number of times they will toll together in the next 2 hr is:
a) 14 times b) 15 times c)13 times d) 11 times e)
44. The product of two numbers is 16200. If their LCM is 216, find their HCF.
a) 75 b) 70 c) 80 d) Data inconsistent e)

45. M and N are two distinct natural numbers. HCF and LCM of M and N are K and
L respectively. A is also a natural number, which of the following relations is not
possible?
a) K*L=A b) K*A=L c) L*A=K d) None of these e)

46.The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their HCF is 4.Their LCM is:
a) 12 b) 16 c) 24 d) 48 e)
47. A rectangular courtyard 3.78 meters long and 5.25 meters wide is to be paved
exactly with square tiles ,all of the same size. What is the largest size of the tile which
could be used for the purpose?
a) 14 cm b) 21 cm c) 42 cm d) None of these e)
48. The least perfect square which is divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 is:
a) 900 b) 1200 c) 2500 d) 3600 e)

49. What will be obtained if 8 is subtracted from the HCF of 168, 189, and 231?
a) 15 b) 10 c) 21 d) None of these e)
50. The largest four digit number which is a multiple of 8, 10,12 and 15 is:
a) 120 b) 9600 c) 9840 d) 9960 e)
51. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such
pairs is:
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e)