The document contains a series of mathematical problems focused on finding common multiples, least common multiples (LCM), and highest common factors (HCF) of various sets of numbers. It includes exercises related to divisibility and practical applications of these concepts in real-life scenarios. Additionally, it prompts the creation of Venn diagrams to visualize factors and commonalities between numbers.
The document contains a series of mathematical problems focused on finding common multiples, least common multiples (LCM), and highest common factors (HCF) of various sets of numbers. It includes exercises related to divisibility and practical applications of these concepts in real-life scenarios. Additionally, it prompts the creation of Venn diagrams to visualize factors and commonalities between numbers.
The document contains a series of mathematical problems focused on finding common multiples, least common multiples (LCM), and highest common factors (HCF) of various sets of numbers. It includes exercises related to divisibility and practical applications of these concepts in real-life scenarios. Additionally, it prompts the creation of Venn diagrams to visualize factors and commonalities between numbers.
The document contains a series of mathematical problems focused on finding common multiples, least common multiples (LCM), and highest common factors (HCF) of various sets of numbers. It includes exercises related to divisibility and practical applications of these concepts in real-life scenarios. Additionally, it prompts the creation of Venn diagrams to visualize factors and commonalities between numbers.
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1a) Which of these numbers are common multiples of 6 and 8?
6 8 12 24 36 48
b) Which of these numbers are common multiples of 10 and 15 ?
5 20 30 40 45 60
c) Which of these numbers arez common multiples of 12 and 24 ?
6 24 36 60 72 84
2) Find the lowest common multiple of
a) 5 and 7
b) 2 and 4
c) 3 and 11
d) 6 and 15 e) 10 and 12
f) 14 and 21
Make a list of numbers where the LCM is the product of the two numbers
Make a list of numbers where the LCM is not their product
3) Find the LCM of
a) 18 and 36 b) 20 and 25
c) 16 and 40
d) 40 and 60
4) Find the LCM of
a) 2,3 and 5
b) 3,6 and 9
c) 4,5 and 6
d) 5, 15 and 20 5) Which of these numbers are common factors of 15 and 45 ?
1 3 5 7 9 15
b) Which of these numbers are common factors of 20 and 100 ?
c) Which of these numbers are common factors of 24 and 36 ?
2 3 4 6 8 12
Praneeth has used the Venn diagram shown to find the
common factors of two numbers. He has made some errors and rewrite his Venn diagram. 7a) Draw a Venn diagram, similar to the one in question 6 to show the factors of 16 and the factors of 20. Write common factors in the overlapping section.
b)find the highest common factors of 16 and 20
8 a) Find the highest common factors of:
a)4 and6 b)10 and 15
c)13 and21
d)14 and24
e)14 and28
f)27 and36
9a) Find the highest common factor of:
a) 24 and 80
b) 30 and75
c) 32 and100
d) 40 and 88
10) Find the highest common factor of:
a) 9, 15 and30
b)24,32 and 80 c)33,66 and77
11a) Find two pairs of numbers such that each pair
has highest common factor 3 and LCM 18. Describe your method.
Exercise
1)The students in a classroom can be divided into 5
equal groups or into 6 equal groups. Work out the smallest possible number of students in the classroom.
2)Tabitha goes swimming every 4 days and Saliha
goes swimming every 6days. They both goes swimming today. Find the number of days until the next time they swim on the same day. 3)X is a whole number. The highest common factor of X and 8 is 4. The lowest common multiple of X and 5 is 60 . Find X.
4)A wall measures 60 cm by 100 cm. It is completely
covered by identical square tiles. Find the smallest possible number of tiles on the wall.
5)Liam makes 32 chocolate biscuits and 40 ginger
biscuits. He puts the biscuits into boxes. Each box contains the same number of chocolate biscuits and the same number of ginger biscuits. Work out the number of chocolate biscuits and the number of ginger biscuits in each box. 6) Use divisibility tests to answer the question below. Show your methods. a)is 5172 divisible by 6? b) Is 6410 divisible by 15?
7)Use each of the numbers from 0 to 9 exactly once
in the empty boxes to make each of the following statements true.
