HCF and LCM Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 8: HCF and LCM puzzles · Set 981 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Together again or cut equally?): “Ring together again”, “smallest number both divide” → LCM: count in the bigger number until the smaller one divides it. “Longest equal pieces”, “greatest number of identical packs” → HCF: list the factors and pick the greatest common one. Check: the LCM is divisible by both numbers; the HCF divides both numbers.

1. 1.Two ribbons are 10 cm and 12 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 10 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 1 cm
2. 2.Two bells ring every 6 minutes and every 9 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 18 min (b) 15 min (c) 3 min (d) 54 min
3. 3.A teacher has 25 pencils and 45 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 1 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 5
4. 4.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 10 children or among 25 children, with none left over? (a) 100 (b) 250 (c) 50 (d) 35
5. 5.Two bells ring every 18 minutes and every 30 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 90 min (b) 48 min (c) 540 min (d) 6 min
6. 6.Two ribbons are 18 cm and 27 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 54 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 18 cm
7. 7.Two bells ring every 6 minutes and every 14 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 2 min (b) 84 min (c) 42 min (d) 20 min
8. 8.Two ribbons are 20 cm and 50 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 5 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm
9. 9.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 12 children or among 14 children, with none left over? (a) 85 (b) 26 (c) 84 (d) 168
10. 10.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 4 children or among 14 children, with none left over? (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) 18 (d) 29
11. 11.Two bells ring every 12 minutes and every 42 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 54 min (b) 504 min (c) 84 min (d) 6 min
12. 12.Two ribbons are 12 cm and 42 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 6 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 3 cm
13. 13.Two bells ring every 20 minutes and every 24 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 44 min (b) 480 min (c) 120 min (d) 4 min
14. 14.Two ribbons are 45 cm and 72 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 45 cm (b) 27 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 3 cm
15. 15.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 20 children or among 35 children, with none left over? (a) 140 (b) 55 (c) 700 (d) 280
16. 16.Two ribbons are 12 cm and 30 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 18 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 3 cm
17. 17.Two ribbons are 56 cm and 64 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 448 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 56 cm (d) 4 cm
18. 18.Two ribbons are 48 cm and 84 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 12 cm (b) 48 cm (c) 36 cm (d) 6 cm
19. 19.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 9 children or among 12 children, with none left over? (a) 36 (b) 108 (c) 21 (d) 72
20. 20.Two ribbons are 36 cm and 96 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 6 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 36 cm
21. 21.Two bells ring every 10 minutes and every 14 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 70 min (b) 2 min (c) 24 min (d) 140 min
22. 22.Two ribbons are 12 cm and 18 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 6 cm (b) 36 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 12 cm
23. 23.A teacher has 10 pencils and 18 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 10
24. 24.Two bells ring every 10 minutes and every 15 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 150 min (b) 25 min (c) 30 min (d) 5 min
25. 25.A teacher has 16 pencils and 20 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 80
26. 26.Two ribbons are 48 cm and 54 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 6 cm (b) 48 cm (c) 432 cm (d) 3 cm
27. 27.Two ribbons are 9 cm and 24 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 15 cm (b) 1 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 9 cm
28. 28.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 9 children or among 15 children, with none left over? (a) 24 (b) 135 (c) 45 (d) 90
29. 29.Two ribbons are 60 cm and 84 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 60 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 24 cm (d) 12 cm
30. 30.Two ribbons are 8 cm and 12 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 24 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 2 cm
31. 31.Two ribbons are 25 cm and 40 cm long. Both are cut into pieces of the same length with nothing left over. What is the longest each piece can be? (a) 15 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 1 cm (d) 25 cm
32. 32.A teacher has 6 pencils and 8 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 2 (b) 24 (c) 6 (d) 1
33. 33.Two bells ring every 12 minutes and every 15 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 3 min (b) 27 min (c) 60 min (d) 180 min
34. 34.A teacher has 22 pencils and 77 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 55 (d) 22
35. 35.Two bells ring every 12 minutes and every 21 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 252 min (b) 84 min (c) 3 min (d) 33 min
36. 36.A teacher has 9 pencils and 21 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 9 (d) 12
37. 37.Two bells ring every 24 minutes and every 30 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 6 min (b) 54 min (c) 720 min (d) 120 min
38. 38.What is the smallest number of sweets that can be shared equally among 12 children or among 18 children, with none left over? (a) 72 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 216
39. 39.Two bells ring every 8 minutes and every 12 minutes. They ring together at 9:00. After how many minutes will they next ring together? (a) 20 min (b) 96 min (c) 24 min (d) 4 min
40. 40.A teacher has 6 pencils and 10 erasers. She makes identical gift packs using all of them. What is the greatest number of packs she can make? (a) 1 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2

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