HCF & LCM
Practice finding Highest Common Factor (HCF/G.C.D.) and Least Common Multiple (LCM) of numbers, fractions, and algebraic expressions including polynomials
Questions
H.C.F. of (x - 2) (x - 1) and (x - 2) (x + 3) is
- x - 1
- (x - 1) (x + 3)
- x + 3
- x - 2
The H.C.F of (x3 + x2 + x + 1) and (x4 - 1) is
- (x2 - 1) (x2 + 1)
- (x + 1) (x2 + 1)
- (x + 1 ) (x2 - 1)
- None of these
A boy has some toffees. If he gives 2 or 3 or 5 toffees to each of his friends he is left with no toffee. The least number of toffees he must have is
- 30
- 45
- 12
- 24
L.C.M of (x + 1) and x2 - x + 1 is
- x + 1
- x3 + 1
- 1
- x2 - x + 1
G. C. D of 28, 42 and 84 is
- 42
- 14
- 84
- 28
LCM of 2/5, 3/10 and 6/25 is
- 1/5
- 6/5
- 2/5
- 12/25
L.C.M. (a + b)9 and (a + b)13 is
- (a + b)4
- (a + b)22
- (a + b)9
- ( a + b)13
G.C.D. of (x2 - 5x + 6) and (x2 + 5x - 14) is
- (x - 2)
- (x - 3)
- (x + 7)
- None of these
The LCM of (a3 + b3) and (a4 - b4) is
- (a3 + b3) (a + b) (a2 + b2)
- (a3 + b3) (a2 + b2) (a - b)
- (a + b) (a2 + ab + b2)
- None of these
The L.C.M of (x + 2)2, (x - 2) and (x2 - 4x - 12) is _________.
- (x + 2)2 (x - 2) (x - 6)
- (x + 2) (x - 2)
- (x + 2) (x - 2)2
- None of these
H. C. F. of 10 x2 yz, 15 xy2z and 25 x2 y2z is
- 25 x2 y2 z2
- 5 xyz
- 10 xyz2
- 150 x2 yz
L.C.M of x (x - 1) (x + 2), x(x - 1) (x + 3) is
- x (x - 1) (x + 2)
- x (x - 1) (x + 2) (x + 3)
- (x - 1)2 (x + 3)
- None of these
L.C.M of 25, 125 and 625 is
- 25
- 625
- 125
- None of these
L.C.M of 25, 35 and 105 is
- 555
- 525
- 565
- 575
H.C.F. of 25, 125 and 625 is
- 125
- 25
- 625
- None of these
L.C.M. of (x - 1) and (x2 + x + 1) is
- x3 + 1
- x - 1
- x2 + x + 1
- x3 - 1
Highest common factor of 90 and 225 is
- 45
- 55
- 75
- 65
H.C.F of 4/9, 10/21 and 20/63 is
- 4/63
- 20/63
- 2/63
- 8/63
G.C.D of (x + y - z)7 and (x + y - z )11 is
- (x + y - z)18
- (x + y - z)4
- (x + y - z)7
- (x + y - z )11
The LCM of 4x2y, 6xy2 and 8x2y2 is
- 24x2y2
- 12xy
- 4xy
- None of these