LCM and GCF Worksheets
1) GCF of two distinct numbers is always _____ their LCM. Fill
the blank with appropriate answer among the following:
a) equal to b) greater than c) less than
2) If one number is twice the other number then their GCF is
equal to the ____.
a) smaller number b) larger number
3) Fill the missing numbers in the GCF of 15 and 20 by using
the long division method.
4) The LCM and GCF of 4 and 6 respectively are:
a) 4 and 6 b) 2 and 12 c) 12 and 2 d) 2 and
8
5) The GCF and LCM of two numbers are 4 and 24
respectively, if one of the numbers is 12, then the other
number is___.
a) 3 b) 8 c) 10 d) 2
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6) Match column 1 with respective numbers of column 2.
Column 1 Column 2
a) GCF of ‘a’ and ‘2a’ i) 60
b) LCM of ‘a’ and ‘2a’ ii) 5
c) GCF of 15 and 20 iii) 2a
d) LCM of 15 and 20 iv) a
7) Encircle the LCM of 3 and 5 in both the list of multiples of 3
and 5 shown below.
Multiples of 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, …
Multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, …
8) Which of the following number is the greatest 3-digit
number that is divisible by both 10 and 15
a) 999 b) 990 c) 985 d) 980
9) The largest possible number among the following numbers
that divides both the numbers 120 and 90 completely is___.
a) 10 b) 30 c) 90 d)
120
10) Two car services P and Q arrive at a station. Service P
arrives at station every 18 minutes and the service Q arrives
at the station every 24 minutes. The first car arrives at the
station at 9:00. When will both cars meet at the station
again?
a) 10:02 b) 9:18 c) 9:24 d) 10:12
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1) c) less than
2) a) smaller number
3) 5
4) c) 12 and 2
5) b) 8
6) a)→iv), b)→iii), c)→ii),
d)→i)
7) 15
8) b) 990
9) b) 30
10) d) 10:12
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1. Least common multiple (LCM) of distinct
numbers is always greater than the
greatest common factor (GCF) of those
numbers.
2. The relation between the GCF and LCM of
two numbers ‘a’ and ‘b’ is given by the
ab
formula: LCM(a, b) =
GCF(a, b)
3. Distinct prime numbers are always having
their GCF as 1. Whereas their product
gives the LCM.
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