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.