HCF & LCM
HCF & LCM
GCSE (1 – 9)
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1 Write 40 as a product of its prime factors.
23 5
(Total for question 1 is 2 marks)
23 5
(Total for question 2 is 2 marks)
2 72
(Total for question 3 is 2 marks)
2 240
2120
260
2130
3 15
24 3 5
55 (Total for question 4 is 2 marks)
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5 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 60 and 114
2114
2 30 3 97
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6
(Total for question 5 is 3 marks)
2 120 2 150
2 60 5 75
5 9
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600
(Total for question 6 is 3 marks)
7 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 84 and 120
210
2 60
21
y 2 30
3 3
5 15
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12
(Total for question 7 is 3 marks)
256
5 35 228
2
7 7 19
1
17I
280
(Total for question 8 is 3 marks)
9 Two buses, bus A and bus B, both use the same bus stop.
What time will both buses next both be at the bus stop.
2 5 7 70
12 10pm
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11am 70
12 10pm
(Total for question 9 is 3 marks)
44 3
10 Light A flashes every 8 seconds.
Light B flashes every 20 seconds.
Work out how long it will take for both lights to flash at the same time again.
2 2 5 40
2
40
.........................................… seconds
(Total for question 10 is 3 marks)
11 648 = 23 × 34 540 = 22 × 33 × 5
(a) Write down the highest common factor (HCF) of 648 and 540.
22 33
108
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(1)
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 648 and 540.
648 5 3240
3240
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(2)
(Total for question 11 is 3 marks)
12 A = 22 × 3 × 5 2 B = 23 × 32 × 7
22 3
12
.......................................…
(1)
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of A and B.
5 7
23 32
12600
.......................................…
(2)
(Total for question 12 is 3 marks)
13 Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 12, 15 and 18.
12 2020 3
15 3 50
18 2 3030
3 3 5
242
180
(Total for question 13 is 3 marks)
Work out how long it will take for all three lights to flash at the same time again.
5 2 3 7 210
210
.........................................… seconds
(Total for question 14 is 3 marks)
15 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 72, 90 and 126
6
2 18
1
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4
5
3 9 15
3 3
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18
2 3 3 18
(Total for question 15 is 3 marks)
7
14
35
42
49
21,28
(Total for question 16 is 3 marks)