Highest common factor HCF and lowest common multiple LCM. - One Line Questions

1. What is the HCF of any two consecutive integers? 1
2. Find the HCF of 1.2 and 1.8. 0.6
3. Find the LCM of 0.5 and 0.25. 0.5
4. Find the HCF of 17 and 23 (both are prime numbers). 1
5. Find the LCM of 17 and 23 (both are prime numbers). 391
6. What is the HCF of a number and itself? The number itself
7. What is the LCM of a number and itself? The number itself
8. What is the HCF of 1001 and 1010? 1
9. What is the HCF of 3/4 and 5/6? 1/12
10. What is the HCF of 100, 120, and 140? 20
11. Find the smallest 5-digit number exactly divisible by 12, 15, 18, and 20. 10800
12. What is the LCM of 1001 and 1010? 1011010
13. Find the LCM of 108, 120, and 132. 7920
14. Using prime factorization, find the LCM of 48 and 60. 240
15. Find the LCM of 36 and 84. 252
16. Find the HCF of 144 and 192. 48
17. Find the LCM of 24, 36, and 60. 360
18. Find the smallest number that is divisible by 25, 30, and 40. 600
19. Find the smallest number which when divided by 6, 7, and 8 leaves remainders 3, 4, and 5 respectively. 177
20. Find the LCM of 15, 25, and 35. 525
21. Find the LCM of 144 and 192. 576
22. Find the HCF of 12 and 18. 6
23. What is the HCF of 2^3 * 3^2 * 5 and 2^2 * 3^3 * 7? 2^2 * 3^2
24. What is the LCM of 2^3 * 3^2 * 5 and 2^2 * 3^3 * 7? 2^3 * 3^3 * 5 * 7
25. The HCF of two numbers is 8. Which of the following cannot be their LCM? 60
26. The HCF of two numbers is 11 and their LCM is 7700. If one number is 275, find the other number. 308
27. Find the largest number that divides 45, 60, and 75 without leaving a remainder. 15
28. If the HCF of two numbers is 15 and their LCM is 450, and one of the numbers is 75, what is the other number? 90
29. The product of two numbers is 4107. If their HCF is 37, find their LCM. 111
30. Using prime factorization, find the HCF of 48 and 60. 12
31. Find the HCF of 24, 36, and 60. 12
32. What is the HCF of 16 and 24? 8
33. Find the LCM of 12 and 18. 36
34. Find the HCF of 54 and 90 using the Euclidean Algorithm. 18
35. Find the HCF of 36 and 84. 12
36. Find the HCF of 108, 120, and 132. 12
37. Three bells toll at intervals of 12, 15, and 18 minutes respectively. If they start tolling together, after what time will they next toll together? 180 minutes
38. What is the LCM of 16 and 24? 48
39. What is the LCM of 2/3 and 4/5? 4/3
40. The product of two numbers is 960 and their HCF is 10. What is their LCM? 96
41. Find the greatest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 6, 8, 12, and 16. 9984
42. If HCF(a, b) = x, then 'x' must be a factor of: a and b
43. If LCM(a, b) = y, then 'y' must be a multiple of: a and b
44. If the HCF of two numbers is 1, the numbers are called: Coprime or relatively prime numbers
45. What is the relationship between the HCF and LCM of two positive integers 'a' and 'b'? HCF(a, b) * LCM(a, b) = a * b
46. If the prime factorization of a number 'a' is p1^x1 * p2^x2 and the prime factorization of a number 'b' is p1^y1 * p2^y2, how is the HCF calculated using prime factorization? p1^(min(x1,y1)) * p2^(min(x2,y2))
47. Which method is commonly used to find the HCF of larger numbers by repeatedly applying the division algorithm? Euclidean Algorithm
48. What is the LCM of any two consecutive integers? The product of the two integers
49. What is the HCF of three numbers a, b, and c? The product of the common prime factors raised to the lowest power.
50. What is the LCM of three numbers a, b, and c? The product of all prime factors raised to the highest power.