Chapter

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Assignment 1
Fill in the blanks :
1. An exact divisor of a number is called a ________________ of the number.
2. A ___________________ of a number is exactly divisible by the number.
3. Write all the factors of 36. ________________________________________________________
4. Write the first five multiples of 12. ________________________________________________

5. __________________ is a factor of every number.

AB

6. Number of factors of a given number are __________________________________________

NA

7. A number for which sum of all its factors is equal to twice the number is called a
__________________ number.

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UL

8. Every number is a __________________ as well as a __________________ of itself.

AT

9. 15 8 = 120 implies that 120 is a __________________ of 15 and 8 and ___________________

________________________________ are factors of 120.
10. Is 16 a perfect number? __________________________________________________________.

RN

ED

11. A factor of a number is either _________________ than or _________________ to the number.

12. All the multiples of 2 are called __________________ numbers.

TE

13. The numbers which are not multiples of 2 are called __________________ numbers.
14. A number has __________________ multiples.

IN

15. A multiple of a number is either _______________ than or _______________ to the number.

16. Write a perfect number other than 6. _____________________.
17. Tick () the correct statement and cross () the false one :
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

1 is a factor as well as a multiple of every number.

The first three multiples of 8 are 16, 24 and 32.
The greatest factor of 24 is 24.
The smallest factor of 30 is 2.
ANSWERS

Assignment 1
1. factor 2. multiple
3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
7. perfect
8. factor, multiple
9. multiple, 15, 8
13. odd 14. infinite
15. greater, equal
16. 28

4. 12, 24, 36, 48, 60

5. 1
6. finite
10. no
11. less, equal
12. even
17. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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Assignment 2
1. Write all the factors of :
(i) 25 = __________________________________________________________________________
(ii) 27 = __________________________________________________________________________
(iii) 42 = __________________________________________________________________________

(iv) 75 = __________________________________________________________________________

AB

2. Write the first five multiples of :

(v) 90 = __________________________________________________________________________

NA

(i) 9 ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________.

(ii) 11 ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________.

IO

UL

(iii) 20 ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________.

(iv) 15 ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________.

AT

(v) 13 ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________, ___________.

3. 1649 12 gives the quotient 137 and remainder 5.

RN

ED

(i) Is 12 a factor of 1649? _________________.

(ii) Find a number less than 1649 which is a multiple of 12.

_______________________________________________________________________________

TE

(iii) Find a number greater than 1649 which is a multiple of 12.

4. Match the columns :

Column A
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

IN

_______________________________________________________________________________

Column B

50
35
45
72

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Multiple of 7
Multiple of 12
Multiple of 10
Factor of 45

ANSWERS
Assignment-2
1. (i) 1, 5, 25 (ii) 1, 3, 9, 27
(iii) 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42 (iv) 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75
(v) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 30, 45, 90 2. (i) 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 (ii) 11, 22, 33, 44, 55 (iii) 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 (iv) 15, 30, 45,
60, 75 (v) 13, 26, 39, 52, 65
3. (i) No (ii) 1644 (iii) 1656
4. (i) (c), (ii) (a), (iii) (d), (iv) (b)
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Assignment 3
Answer the following questions :
1. A prime number has exactly ___________________ factors, namely ___________________ and
the number itself.
2. ___________________ is neither prime nor composite.
3. The only even prime number is ___________________.
4. The smallest prime number is ___________________.

5. The smallest composite number is ___________________.

AB

6. Find the sum of the first five prime numbers. ___________________________________.

NA

7. Which is the largest 2-digit prime number? ______________________________________

8. Write all the even multiples of 7 which are less than 65.

IO

____________________________________________________________________________________

UL

9. Write all the odd composite numbers between 31 and 42. ____________________________

AT

10. Express 54 as a sum of two odd prime numbers. ______________________________________

11. Express the following as a sum of two odd primes.

RN

ED

(i) 48 = _______________ + _______________

(ii) 74 = _______________ + _______________

12. Express the following as a sum of three odd primes.

TE

(i) 45 = _______________ + _______________ + _______________

(ii) 75 = _______________ + _______________ + _______________

IN

13. Is 111 a prime number? _____________________

14. Is there a number which has no factors ? ___________________
15. 8 is a factor of two numbers 120 and 168. Is 8 also a factor of (120 + 168)? _______________
16. Write seven consecutive composite numbers less than 100 so that there is no prime
number between them.
____________________________________________________________________________________
ANSWERS
Assignment-3
1. two, 1
2. 1
3. 2
4. 2
5. 4
6. 28
7. 97
8. 14, 28, 42, 56
9. 33, 35, 39 10. 7 + 47
11. (i) 11 + 37 (ii) 7 + 67 12. (i) 3 + 5 + 37 (ii) 5 + 11 + 59 13. No 14. No 15. Yes 16. 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
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Assignment 4
1. Underline the numbers which are divisible by :
2

150,

155,

138.

(ii)

147,

353,

108,

157,

6153,

1830.

(iii)

332,

159,

284,

530,

21345,

620.

(iv)

157,

210,

3715,

(v)

8973,

628,

(vi)

10

1572,

1635,

(vii)

11

5454,

1824,

115670,

3159,

327,

5319,

13200,

1750.

82829,

143,

70829.

AT

2728,

1236.

1454,

IO

1070,

1675.

NA

3133,

122,

AB

5626,

UL

347,

(i)

2. Write a 4-digit number using all the digits 2, 3, 4 and 5 only once.

RN

ED

(i) which is divisible by 4 ____________________

(ii) which is divisible by 5 ____________________

3. Fill in the blank with the smallest digit to make 548 _____ 61 divisible by 9.

TE

4. Fill in the blank with the smallest digit to make 505 ____ 5 divisible by 11.
5. Fill in the blank with the smallest digit to make 353 divisible by 5.

IN

6. A number is divisible by both 2 and 3. Is it also divisible by 6 ? ______________

7. For a number to be divisible by 15, it shall be divisible by both ______________ and
_____________.
8. The sum of two consecutive odd numbers is always divisible by 4. Is it true? _____________.
9. A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both _______________ and _______________.
10. Write the smallest 5-digit number which is divisible by 3. ___________________________

ANSWERS
Assignment-4
1. (i) 150, 5626, 122, 138
(ii) 147, 108, 6153, 1830
(iii) 332, 284, 620
(iv) 210, 3715, 115670, 1675
(v) 8973, 3159, 5319
(vi) 1070, 13200, 1750
(vii) 2728, 143, 70829
2. (i) 5432
(ii) 2345
3. 3
4. 4 5. 5 6. yes 7. 3, 5 8. yes
9. 2, 3
10. 10002
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Assignment 5
Fill in the blanks :
1. The first three pairs of twin primes are ___________________ .
2. Two numbers are said to be co-prime if they do not have a _________________________
other than ___________________.
3. Two prime numbers are always ___________________.
4. Are 27 and 72 co-prime? ___________________.

5. Find all the common factors of

AB

(i) 12 and 16 _____________________________________________________________________

NA

______________________________________________________________________________
(ii) 9 and 48 _____________________________________________________________________

6. Find the first three common multiples of :

IO

UL

______________________________________________________________________________

AT

(i) 5 and 12 _____________________________________________________________________

ED

______________________________________________________________________________

RN

(ii) 9 and 15 _____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

TE

7. Write all the numbers less than 100 which are common multiples of 2, 3 and 5.
____________________________________________________________________________________

IN

____________________________________________________________________________________
8. If a number is divisible by two co-prime numbers, then it is also divisible by their
____________________________________________________________________________________
9. A number is divisible by both 4 and 7. This number will always be divisible by _______
10. A number is divisible by 8. By what other numbers will that number be divisible?
____________________________________________________________________________________
ANSWERS
Worksheet-5
1. (3, 5), (5, 7), (11, 13)
2. common factor, 1
3. co-prime
4. no
5. (i) 2, 4
(ii) 3
6. (i) 60, 120, 180, (ii) 45, 90, 135
7. 30, 60, 90
8. Product
9. 28
10. 2, 4
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Assignment 6
Find the prime factorisation of each of the following :

NA

AT

4. 500

RN

IN

5. 2145

TE

ED

3. 625

IO

AB
UL

441 = 3 3 7 7

2. 540

1. 441

6. 13310

ANSWERS
Assignment-6
2. 2 2 3 3 3 5
6. 2 5 11 11 11

3. 5 5 5 5

4. 2 2 5 5 5

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Assignment 7
1. Find the HCF of :
(i) 24 and 40
Prime factorisation of 24 = _____________________________________________________
Prime factorisation of 40 = _____________________________________________________
HCF of 24 and 40 = ___________________________________________________________

(ii) 144 and 180

AB

Prime factorisation of 144 = ____________________________________________________

NA

Prime factorisation of 180 = ____________________________________________________

UL

(iii) 84 and 108

IO

HCF of 144 and 180 = _________________________________________________________

Prime factorisation of 84 = _____________________________________________________

AT

Prime factorisation of 108 = ____________________________________________________

2. Fill in the blanks :

RN

ED

HCF of 84 and 108 = __________________________________________________________

(i) The HCF of any two consecutive numbers is ________________

TE

(ii) The HCF of 7 and 17 is ___________________________

(iii) The HCF of 20 and 27 is ___________________________
(iv) The HCF of 125 and 49 is ___________________________

IN

(v) The HCF of two consecutive even numbers is ____________________

(vi) The HCF of two consecutive odd numbers is ____________________
(vii) The HCF of two prime numbers is ____________________
(viii) The HCF of two co-prime numbers is ____________________

ANSWERS
Assignment-7
1. (i) 8

(ii) 36 (iii) 12

2. (i) 1

(ii) 1

(iii) 1

(iv) 1

(v) 2

(vi) 1

(vii) 1

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Assignment 8
Find the HCF of :
1. 150 and 450

2. 80 and 176

150 = 2 3 5 5

IN

TE

RN

4. 135 and 240

ED

3. 105 and 168

AT

UL

= 150

5. 180, 204

6. 192 and 240

ANSWERS
Assignment-8
1. 150

2. 16

3. 21

IO

AB

= 6 25

4. 15

5. 12

6. 48
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HCF of 150 and 450 = 2 3 5 5

NA

450 = 2 3 3 5 5

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Assignment 9
1. Find the LCM of :
(i) 48 and 80
Prime factorisation of 48 = ____________________________________________________
Prime factorisation of 80 = ____________________________________________________
LCM of 48 and 80 = __________________________________________________________

AB

(ii) 24 and 15
Prime factorisation of 24 = ____________________________________________________

NA

Prime factorisation of 15 = ____________________________________________________

LCM of 24 and 15 = ___________________________________________________________

IO

UL

(iii) 42 and 56
Prime factorisation of 42 = ____________________________________________________

AT

Prime factorisation of 56 = ____________________________________________________

LCM of 42 and 56 = __________________________________________________________

RN

ED

(iv) 36, 60 and 72

Prime factorisation of 36 = ____________________________________________________

Prime factorisation of 60 = ____________________________________________________

TE

Prime factorisation of 72 = ____________________________________________________

IN

LCM of 36, 60 and 72 = ______________________________________________________

2. Fill in the blanks :
(i) LCM of two consecutive numbers is equal to ___________________________________
(ii) LCM of two co-prime numbers is equal to _____________________________________
(iii) LCM of given numbers is _____________________ than or ____________________ to the
largest of the numbers.
(iv) HCF of two numbers always _____________________ their LCM.
ANSWERS
Assignment-9
1. (i) 240 (ii) 120 (iii) 168

(iv) 360

2. (i) their product (ii) their product (iii) greater, equal (iv) divides
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Assignment 10
Find the LCM of numbers in each of the following :

AT

RN
ANSWERS

Assignment-10
1. 7560

(ii) 5152

(iii) 450

NA

IO

AB
UL
TE

4. 120, 210, 330

IN

3. 45, 90, 150

ED

LCM = 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 7
= 7560

2. 32, 56, 46

1. 35, 120, 135

(iv) 9240
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Assignment 11

NA

AB

1. Find the largest number that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and 6
respectively.

IO

AT

RN

TE

ED

UL

2. Determine the least 4-digit number which is exactly divisible by 6, 8 and 12.

IN

3. Find the smallest number which when divided by 28 and 32 leaves remainders 8 and 12
respectively.

ANSWERS
Assignment-11
1. 63

2. 9984

3. 204
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