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L.C.M & H.C.F

Type : 1
1. L.C.M of 27, 63 and 72 is Ans : 1512
(a) 1512 (b) 1522
(c) 1532
(d) 1542
2. L.C.M of 22, 54, 108, 135, 198 is
Ans : 5940
(a) 330
(b) 1980
(c) 5940
(d) 11880
3. The L.C.M of 24, 36 and 40 is
Ans : 360
(a) 120
(b) 240 (c) 360 (d) 480
3 6 9

4. The L.C.M of 4, 7, 8 is
(a) 18

(b) 3

(c)

Ans : 18
3
56

2 4 5 7
is
3 9 6 12
1
35
(b) 36 (c) 9

5. The L.C.M of , , ,
(a)

1
18

(d)

9
28

140
3
140
(d) 3

Ans :

6. The H.C.F of 42, 63, 140 is Ans : 7

(a) 14
(b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 7
7. The H.C.F of 595 and 252 is Ans : 7
(a) 1
(b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 17
8. The H.C.F of 1485 and 4356 is
Ans : 99
(a) 189
(b) 89 (c) 99 (d) 83
9. The H.C.F of 1134, 1344 and 1512 is Ans : 42
(a) 24
(b) 42 (c) 44 (d) 64
1 2 3 4

10. The H.C.F of 2, 3, 4, 5 is

(a) 1

(b) 12 (c)

Ans : 60
4
5

2 8 10 32

11. The H.C.F of 3, 9, 27, 81 is

(a)

160
81

(b)

160
3

(c) 81

(d)

1
60
2

Ans : 81
2

(d) 3

Type : 2
1. The H.C.F of two numbers is 8. Which one of the following can never be their L.C.M? [CGL 2000]
Ans : 60
(a) 24
(b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 60
2. The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 their H.C.F is 4. Their L.C.M is [CGL 2002] Ans : 48
(a) 12
(b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 48
3. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5 and their LCM is 225. The smaller number is [SSC CGL 2010]
Ans : 45
(a) 45
(b) 60 (c) 75 (d) 90
5

4. Which of the following fractions is the smallest? [CGL 1999] Ans : 7

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7 7 4 5

, , ,

6 9 5 7
7

(a) 6

(b) 9

(c) 5

(d) 7

5. The HCF of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their LCM are 13 and 14. The larger of
the two numbers is [CGL 2004]
Ans : 322
(a) 276
(b) 299 (c) 345 (d) 322
6. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:4. If their HCF is 4, then their LCM is [SSC CGL 2010] Ans : 48
(a) 48
(b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 24
7. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5 and their LCM is 225. The smaller number is [SSC CGL 2010]
Ans : 45
(a) 45
(b) 60 (c) 75 (d) 90
8. The L.C.M of three different numbers is 120. Which of the following cannot be their H.C.F? [SSC CGL
2011]
Ans : 35
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 24 (d) 35
9. A number when divided by 49 leaves 32 as remainder. This number when divided by 7 will have the
remainder as [SSC CGL 2011]
Ans : 4
(a) 4
(b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
10. The number nearest to 75070 which is divisible by 65, is [SSC CGL 2012]
Ans : 75075
(a) 75070 (b) 75075
(c) 75010
(d) 75065
11. The least number of five digits which has 123 as a factor is [SSC CGL 2012] Ans : 10086
(a) 10037 (b) 10086 (c) 10081 (d) 10063
12. If A and B are the H.C.F and L.C.M. respectively of two algebraic expressions x and y, and A+B = x+y,
then the value of A3 + B3 is [SSC CGL 2013] Ans : x3+y3
(a) x3 y3 (b) x3 (c) y3 (d) x3+y3
13. Product of two co-prime numbers is 117. Then their L.C.M. is [SSC CGL 2013]
Ans : 117
(a) 117
(b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 39
14. The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their HCF is 5. Their LCM is [SSC CGL 2013]
Ans : 60
(a) 10
(b) 60 (c) 15 (d) 12
Type : 3
1. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 13 and 455 respectively. If one of the numbers lies between
75 and 125 then, that numbers is [CGL 1999] Ans : 91
(a) 78 (b) 91 (c) 104 (d) 117
2. The LCM of two numbers is 864 and their HCF is 144. If one of the numbers is 288, the other number
is [CGL 1999]
Ans : 432
(a) 576
(b) 1296
(c) 432 (d) 144
3. The L.C.M of two numbers is 1820 of their H.C.F is 26. If one number is 130 then the other number is
[CGL 2002] Ans : 364
(a) 70
(b) 1690
(c) 364 (d) 1264
4. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their HCF is 13. The number of such pairs is [CGL 2003]
Ans : 2

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(a) 1
(b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
5. The HCF of two numbers is 16 and their LCM is 160. If one of the numbers is 32, then the other
number is [CGL 2003]
Ans : 80
(a) 48
(b) 80 (c) 96 (d) 112
6. HCF and LCM of two numbers are 7 and 140 respectively. If the numbers are between 20 and 45, the
sum of the numbers, is [CGL 2004] Ans : 63
(a) 70
(b) 77 (c) 63 (d) 56
7. The HCF of two numbers is 15 and their LCM is 300. If one of the numbers is 60, the others is [CGL
2004]
Ans : 75
(a) 50
(b) 75 (c) 65 (d) 100
8. The product of the LCM and HCF of two numbers is 24. The difference of the two numbers is 2.
Find the numbers? [CGL 2004]
Ans : 6 and 4
(a) 8 and 6 (b) 8 and 10
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 6 and 4
9. The product of two numbers is 216. If the H.C.F is 6, then their LCM is [SSC CGL 2010]
Ans :
36
(a) 72
(b) 60 (c) 48 (d) 36
10. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 18 and 378 respectively. If one of the numbers is 54, then the
other number is [SSC CGL 2010]
Ans : 126
(a) 126
(b) 144 (c) 198 (d) 238
11. The LCM of two numbers is 44 times of their HCF. The sum of the LCM and HCF is 1125. If one
number is 25, then the other number is [SSC CGL 2010]
Ans : 1100
(a) 1100 (b) 975 (c) 900 (d) 800
12. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is [SSC CGL
2011]
Ans : 2
(a) 1
(b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
13. L.C.M of two numbers is 120 and their H.C.F is 10. Which of the following can be the sum of those
two numbers? [SSC CGL 2011]
Ans : 70
(a) 140
(b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 70
14. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 12 and 924 respectively. Then the number of such pairs is
[SSC CGL 2011]
Ans : 2
(a) 0
(b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
15. If the product of two numbers is 2160 and HCF is 6, then the ratio of HCF and LCM is
[SSC CGL 2012]
Ans : 1:60
(a) 21:60 (b) 60:21
(c) 1:60 (d) 60:1
Type : 4
1. A bell ring every 5 minutes. A second bell rings every 6 minutes and if the two bells ring at the same
time in the morning, then the next time they will ring together at Ans : 8:30 oclock
(a) 8:30 oclock
(b) 9 oclock
(c) 10 oclock (d) 12 oclock
2. Three measuring rods are 64cm, 80cm and 96cm in length. The least length of cloth that can be
measured exact number of times, using any of the rods, is Ans : 9.60 m

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(a) 0.96 m (b) 9.60 m
(c) 19.20 m
(d) 96 m
3. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and
108 seconds respectively. If they will change simultaneously at 8:20 hours, then at what time will
they again change simultaneously? Ans : 8 : 27 : 12 hrs
(a) 8 : 27 : 12 hrs (b) 8 : 27 : 24 hrs
(c) 8 : 27 : 36 hrs
(d) 8 : 27 : 48 hrs
4. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 seconds respectively. In
30 minutes, how many times do they toll together? Ans : 16
(a) 4
(b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 16
5. An electronic device makes a deep after every 60 sec. Another device makes a beep after every 62
sec. They beeped together at 10 a.m. The next time when they would beep together at the earliest,
is Ans : 10:31 a.m.
(a) 10:30 a.m.
(b) 10:31 a.m. (c) 10:59 a.m. (d) 11 a.m.
6. A, B and C go walking round a circle 1 km in circumference at the rates of 10 m/min, 20 m/min, and
40 m/min respectively. If they all start together and walk in the same direction, when will they be
together at the same place? Ans : after 100 min
(a) after 50 min
(b) after 100 min
(c) after 240 min
(d) after 800 min
7. Three set of English, Mathematics and science books containing 336, 240 and 96 books respectively
have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are stored subject wise and the height of each
stack in the same. Total number of stacks will be
Ans : 14
(a) 14
(b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 48
8. A, B and C start at the same time direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in
252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and C in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time
will they next meet at the starting point again? [CGL 2004] Ans : 46 minutes 12 seconds
(a) 46 minutes 12 seconds
(b) 45 minutes
(c) 42 minutes 36 seconds
(d) 26 minutes 18 seconds
9. If the students of a class can be grouped exactly into 6 or 8 or 10, then the minimum number of
students in the class must be [CGL 2004]
Ans : 120
(a) 60
(b) 120
(c) 180
(d) 240
10. A wall clock takes 9 seconds in tringing at 9 O clock. The time, it will take in tringing at 11 Oclock, is
{Note: The wall clock trings 9 times at 9 Oclock and 11 times at 11 Oclock.} [CGL 2004] Ans : 11 sec
(a) 10 seconds
(b) 11 seconds (c) 11.25 seconds
(d) 10.80 seconds
11. The maximum number of students among whom 1001 pens and 910 pencils can be distributed in
such a way that each student gets same number of pens and same number of pencils is [CGL 2004]
Ans : 91
(a) 91
(b) 910 (c) 1001
(d) 1911
12. Three bells ring simultaneously at 11 a.m. They ring at regular intervals of 20 minutes, 30 minutes,
40 minutes respectively. The time when all the three ring together next is [SSC CGL 2011] Ans : 1
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(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 1.15 p.m. (d) 1.30 p.m.
13. Four runners started running simultaneously from a point on a circular track. They took 200 seconds,
300 seconds, 360 seconds and 450 seconds to complete one round. After how much time do they
meet at the starting point for the first time? [SSC CGL 2011] Ans : 1800 seconds
(a) 1800 seconds (b) 3600 seconds
(c) 2400 seconds
(d) 4800 seconds
14. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after 24 seconds, 36 seconds, and 54
seconds respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 10:15:00 A.M. then at what time will they
again change simultaneously? [SSC CGL 2011]
Ans : 10:18:36 a.m.
(a) 10:16:54 a.m. (b) 10:18:36 a.m.
(c) 10:17:02 a.m.
(d) 10:22:12 a.m.
15. A, B, C walk 1 km in 5 minutes, 8 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. C starts walking from a point,
at a certain time, B starts from the same point 1 minute later and A starts from the same point 2
5

minutes later than C. then A meets B and C at times. [SSC CGL 2013] Ans : 3 min, 2 min
(a)

5
3

min, 2 min

(b) 1 min, 2 min

(c) 2 min, 3 min

4
3

(d) min, 3 min

16. 4 bells ring at intervals of 30 minutes, 1 hour 12 hour and 1 hour 45 minutes respectively. All the
bells ring simultaneously at 12 noon. They will again ring simultaneously at [CGL 2002] Ans : 9 a.m.
(a) 12 mid night
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.
Type : 5
1. Find the greatest number 5 digits which when divided by 3, 5, 8, 12 have 2 as remainder [CGL 2002]
Ans : 99962
(a) 99999 (b) 99958
(c) 99960
(d) 99962
2. The least perfect square, which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66 is [CGL 2003] Ans : 213444
(a) 214344 (b) 214434 (c) 213444 (d) 231444
3. The least number, which when divided by 4, 5 and 6 leaves remainder 1, 2 and 3 respectively, is
[CGL 2003] Ans : 57
(a) 57
(b) 59 (c) 61 (d) 63
4. The greatest number, that divides 122 and 243 leaving respectively 2 and 3 as remainders, is [CGL
2004] Ans : 120
(a) 12
(b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 120
5. The number nearest to 10000, which is exactly divisible by each 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 is [CGL 2004] Ans :
10080
(a) 9240 (b) 10080
(c) 9996
(d) 10000
6. The smallest number of five digits exactly divisible by 476 is [CGL 2004]
Ans : 10472
(a) 47600 (b) 10000
(c) 10476
(d) 10472
7. The least number which when divided by 4, 6, 8, 12 and 16 leaves a remainder of 2 in each case is:
[CGL 2004] Ans : 50
(a) 46
(b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 56
8. The smallest number, which, when divided by 12 or 10 or 8, laves remainder 6 in each cash is [SSC
CGL 2010] Ans : 126
(a) 246 (b) 186 (c) 126 (d) 66

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9. The greatest number less than 1500, which is divisible by both 16 and 18, is [SSC CGL 2010] Ans :
1440
(a) 1440 (b) 1404
(c) 1386 (d) 1368
10. The least number, which is to be added to the greatest number of 4 digits so that the sum may be
divisible by 345, is [SSC CGL 2011] Ans : 6
(a)
50
(b) 6
(c) 60 (d) 5
11. What is the least number which, when divided by 5, 6, 7, 8 gives the remainder 3 but is divisible by
9? [SSC CGL 2011] Ans : 1683
(a) 1463 (b) 1573 (c) 1683
(d) 1793
12. What is the greatest number which will divide 110 and 128 leaving a remainder 2 in each case? [SSC
CGL 2012] Ans : 18
(a) 8
(b) 18
(c) 28 (d) 38
13. The greatest number that can divide 140, 176, 264 leaving remainders of 4, 6 and 9 respectively is
[SSC CGL 2012]
Ans : 17
(a) 17
(b) 2
(c) 85
(d) 34
14. The least number which when divided by 35, 45, 55 leaves the remainder 18, 28, 38 respectively is
[SSC CGL 2012]
Ans : 3448
(a) 3448
(b) 3482 (c) 2468 (d) 3265
15. The greatest number of 5 digits to be added to 8321, so that the sum will be exactly divisible by 15,
20, 24, 27, 32 and 36 is [SSC CGL 2012]
Ans : 99679
(a) 99360 (b) 99679 (c) 99779 (d) 99879
16. The least positive integer which is a perfect square and also divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66 is [SSC
CGL 2012] Ans : 213444
(a) 186624
(b) 213444
(c) 254016
(d) 156816
17. The greatest number that will divide 19, 35 and 59 to leave the same remainder in each case is [SSC
CGL 2012] Ans : 8
(a) 9
(b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
18. The least number which when divided by 25, 40 and 60 leaves the remainder 7 in each case is [SSC
CGL 2012] Ans : 607
(a) 609
(b) 593
(c) 1207
(d) 607
19. The least number which when divided by 48, 64, 90, 120 will leave the remainders 38, 54, 80, 110
respectively is [SSC CGL 2012]
Ans : 2870
(a) 2870 (b) 2860
(c) 2890
(d) 2880
20. The greatest number that divided 411, 684, 821 and leaves 3, 4 and 5 as remainders, respectively, is
[SSC CGL 2013]
Ans : 136
(a) 254
(b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 204
21. The least number which when divided by 21, 24 and 28 leaves the remainder 2 in each case is [SSC
CGL 2013] Ans : 170
(a) 166
(b) 170 (c) 168 (d) 164
Type : 6

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1. What is the least multiple of 7 which when divided by each one of 6, 9, 15, 18 gives remainder 4 in
each case? Ans : 364
(a) 74
(b) 94 (c) 184 (d) 364
2. What is the least number which when divided by 5, 6, 7, 8 gives remainder 3 in each case and is
completely divisible by 9? Ans : 1683
(a) 1677 (b) 1683
(c) 2523
(d) 3363
3. What is the least number when divided by 8, 6, 8, 9, 12 gives remainder 1 in each case and is
completely divisible by 13? Ans : 3601
(a) 361
(b) 721 (c) 1801
(d) 3601
4. Find the least multiple of 23, which when divided by 18, 21 and 24 leaves the remainder 7, 10 and
13 respectively [CGL 2002] Ans : 3013
(a) 3013 (b) 3024
(c) 3002
(d) 3036
5. The least multiple of 13 which when divided by 4, 5, 6, 7 leaves remainder 3 in each case is [SSC CGL
2012]
Ans : 3783
(a) 3780 (b) 3783
(c) 2520
(d) 2522

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