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1 Introduction
MCQ
1. The total number of factors of a prime number is
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 3 (2020)
1.2 The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
MCQ
2. The ratio of HCF to LCM of the least composite number and the least prime
number is
(a) 1:2
(b) 2:1
(c) 1:1
(d) 1:3 (2023)
3. If HCF (39,91) = 13, then LCM (39,91) is
(a) 91
(b) 273
(c) 39
(d) 3549 (Term I, 2021-22)
4. Two positive numbers have their HCF as 12 and their product as 6336. The
number of pairs possible for the numbers, is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1 (Term I, 2021-22)
5. If 'n' is any natural number, then (12)" cannot end with the digit
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 0 (Term I, 2021-22)
6. The number 385 can be expressed as the product of prime factors as
(a) 5x11x13
(c) 5x7x13
(b) 5x7x11
(d) 5x11x17 (Term I, 2021-22)
7. The HCF and the LCM of 12, 21 and 15 respectively, are
(a) 3, 140
(c) 3,420
(b) 12,420
(d) 420, 3 (2020)
VSA (1 mark)
8. The LCM of two numbers is 182 and their HCF is 13. If one of the numbers is
26, find the other. (2020)
9. The LCM of two numbers is 9 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is
500. Find the HCF of the two numbers. (2019C)
10. If HCF (336, 54) = 6, find LCM (336, 54). (2019)
11. The HCF of two numbers a and b is 5 and their LCM is 200 Find the
product ab. (AI 2019)
12. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite
number? (2018)
13. Show that any number of the form 6", where nЄN can never end with digit
0. (Board Term 1, 2017)
14. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162, if one of the number is
54, find the other number. (Board Term 1, 2017)
15. The LCM of two numbers is 2079 and their HCF is 27. If one of the number
is 297. Find the other number. (Board Term 1, 2015)
SAI (2 marks)
16. Find the least number which when divided by 12, 16 and 24 leaves
remainder 7 in each case. (2023)
17. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their LCM is 180 What is the HCF of
these numbers? (2023)
18. Explain why 2 x 3 x 5 +5 and 5 x 7 x 11 + 7 x 5 are composite numbers.
(2021C)
19. If HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65n-117, then find the
value of n. (2019)
20. Find the HCF of 612 and 1314 using prime factorisation. (Al 2019)
21. Express 5050 as product of its prime factors. Is it unique? (Board Term 1,
2017)
22. Show that the numbers 231 and 396 are not (Board Term 1, 2017)
SA II (3 marks)
23. Find HCF and LCM of 404 and 96 and verify that HCF x LCM = Product of
the two given numbers. (2018)
24. An army contingent of 678 soldiers is to march behind an army band of 36
members in a Republic Day parade. The two groups are to march in the same
number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns they can
march? (Board Term 1, 2017)
25. On a morning walk, three persons steps off together and their steps
measure 40 cm, 42 cm, and 45 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance
each should walk so that each can cover same distance in complete steps?
(Board Term 1, 2015)
LA (4/5/6 marks)
26. A sweet shopkeeper prepares 396 gulab jamuns and 342 ras-gullas. He
packs them into containers. Each container consists of either gulab jamun or
ras-gullas but have equal number of pieces. Find the number of pieces he
should put in each box so that number of boxes are least. (Board Term 1,
2017)
27. Find the largest possible positive integer that divides 125, 162 and 259
leaving remainder 5, 6 and 7 respectively. (Board Term 1, 2017)
1.3 Revisiting Irrational Numbers
SAI (2 marks)
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30. Given that √2 is irrational, prove that (5+3√2) is an irrational number.
(2018)
31. How many irrational numbers lie between √2 and √3 ? Write any two of
them. (Board Term I, 2017)
SA II (3 marks)
32. Prove that √3 is an irrational number. (2023)
33. Prove that √5 is an irrational number. (2023, NCERT, AI 2019)
34. Prove that √2 is an irrational number. (2020 C, NCERT, Delhi 2019)
35. Prove that 2+5√√3 is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational
number. (2019)
LA (4/5/6 marks)
36. Define irrational number and prove that 3+2√5 is an irrational number.
(NCERT, Board Term 1, 2017)
37. Prove that 2+√√5 is an irrational number. (Board Term 1, 2015)
1.2 The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
MCQ
1. Let a and b be two positive integers such that a = p3 q4 and b = p2 q3,
where p and q are prime numbers. If HCF(a, b) = pmqn and LCM(a, b) = pr
qs, then (m + n)(r + s) =
(a) 15
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 72 (2022-23)
2. Statement A (Assertion): If product of two numbers is 5780 and their HCF
is 17, then their LCM is 340.
Statement R (Reason): HCF is always a factor of LCM.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true. (2022-23)
3. The ratio of LCM and HCF of the least composite and the least prime
number is
(a) 1: 2
(b) 2: 1
(c) 1: 1
(d) 1: 3 (Term I, 2021-22)
4. If LCM (x, 18) = 36 and HCF (x, 18) = 2, then x is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5 (Term I, 2021-22)
5. If sum of two numbers is 1215 and their HCF is 81, then the possible
number of pairs of such numbers are
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5 (Term I, 2021-22)
6. The LCM of two prime numbers p and q (p > q) is 221. Find the value of 3p
– q.
(a) 4
(b) 28
(c) 38
(d) 48 (Term I, 2021-22)
VSA (1 mark)
7. If xy = 180 and HCF (x, y) = 3, then find the LCM (x,y). (2020-21)
SAI (2 marks)
8. 3 bells ring at an interval of 4, 7 and 14 minutes. All three bells rang at 6 am,
when the three bells will ring together next? (2020-21)
SA II (3 marks)
9. Given that √3 is irrational,prove that 5 + 2+2√3 is irrational. (2022-23)
1.3 Revisiting Irrational Numbers
MCQ
10.
(a) rational
(b) irrational
(c) whole number
(d) integer (Term I, 2021-22)
SA II (3 marks)
11. Prove that 2 - √3 is irrational, given that √3 is irrational. (2020-21)