LCM and HCF questions for Class 6 Maths Playing With Numbers
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Question 1
Find the LCM of 12, 16, 24 and 36? Answers
Question 3
What are twin primes? Give four examples Answers
Two prime numbers whose difference is 2 are called twin primes.
For example:
3 and 5 are twin primes
5 and 7 are twin primes
Question 4
What is a prime triplet? Give an example. Answers
A prime triplet is a set of three prime numbers of the form:
(p,p+2,p+6) or (p,p+4,p+6)
Some Examples are (5, 7, 11), (7, 11, 13), (11, 13, 17)
Question 5
Arrange the prime factors of 1350 in descending order. Answers
$1350 = 2 \times 3 \times 3 \times 3 \times 5 \times 5$
Prime factors in descending order
5 > 3 >2
Question 6
Find the LCM of the following numbers:
a. 11 and 4
b. 125 and 5
c. 12 and 16
d. 8, 64 Answers
a. 44
b. 125
c. 48
d. 64
Question 7
Express 53 as the sum of three odd primes. Answers
53 = 13 + 17 + 23
or 53 = 7 + 17 + 29
Question 8
In a morning walk, three persons step off together. Their steps measure 80 cm, 85 cm and 90 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that all can cover the same distance in complete steps? Answers
We have to find the LCM of 80 cm, 85 cm and 90 cm
LCM =12240 cm
Question 9
Find the least number which when divided by 12, 16 ,24 and 36 leaves a remainder 7 in each case. Answers
LCM of 12,16,24 and 36 =144
Least Number = 144 + 7 = 151
Question 10
Find the multiples of 11 which is greater than 56 but less than 79 Answers
Multiples of 11 = 11,22,33,44,55,66,77,88
So multiples greater than 56 but less than 79 are 66 and 77
1.
a.
11= 11
44 =11 X 2 X 2
HCF =11
b.
35 = 5 x 7
42 = 7 x 3 x 2
HCF =7
c.
128= 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
60 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
HCF =4
d. 81 = 3 x 3 x3 x3
63 = 7 x 3 x 3
HCF =9
e.
36 =2 x 2 x3 x3
180 = 2 x 2 x 5 x 3 x 3
HCF = 12
f.
1152=2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x3 x3
1664=2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 13
HCF= 128
g.
70 =2 x 5 x 3 x 3
115= 23 x 5
175 = 5 x 5 x7
HCF = 5
h.7
i. 9
j. 1
Question 12
Find the LCM of the following numbers:
(a) 4,7,12,84
(b) 25,15,36
(c) 24,36,40
(d) 27,36
(e) 4,8,18
(f) 2,3,4,5,6,7 Answers
