← HCF by subtraction lesson New set →

HCF Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 36: HCF by subtraction · Set 493 · 40 sums
TalentJR

The trick (Sankalana-Vyavakalanabhyam): Take the smaller number away from the bigger one, as many times as it goes. Now use the smaller number and what is left. Repeat until nothing is left: the last number before 0 is the HCF.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.HCF of 34 and 6 =
  2. 2.HCF of 104 and 48 =
  3. 3.HCF of 104 and 72 =
  4. 4.HCF of 20 and 76 =
  5. 5.HCF of 182 and 221 =
  6. 6.HCF of 57 and 266 =
  7. 7.HCF of 200 and 325 =
  8. 8.HCF of 60 and 380 =
  9. 9.HCF of 28 and 77 =
  10. 10.HCF of 187 and 77 =
  11. 11.HCF of 250 and 475 =
  12. 12.HCF of 126 and 49 =
  13. 13.HCF of 150 and 255 =
  14. 14.HCF of 368 and 161 =
  15. 15.HCF of 16 and 104 =
  16. 16.HCF of 209 and 33 =
  17. 17.HCF of 18 and 96 =
  18. 18.HCF of 360 and 336 =
  19. 19.HCF of 132 and 192 =
  20. 20.HCF of 126 and 36 =
  21. 21.HCF of 280 and 238 =
  22. 22.HCF of 36 and 270 =
  23. 23.HCF of 152 and 24 =
  24. 24.HCF of 323 and 85 =
  25. 25.HCF of 45 and 30 =
  26. 26.HCF of 52 and 36 =
  27. 27.HCF of 34 and 85 =
  28. 28.HCF of 234 and 72 =
  29. 29.HCF of 27 and 57 =
  30. 30.HCF of 160 and 100 =
  31. 31.HCF of 15 and 100 =
  32. 32.HCF of 280 and 180 =
  33. 33.HCF of 51 and 68 =
  34. 34.HCF of 24 and 132 =
  35. 35.HCF of 30 and 21 =
  36. 36.HCF of 275 and 400 =
  37. 37.HCF of 104 and 136 =
  38. 38.HCF of 110 and 130 =
  39. 39.HCF of 168 and 105 =
  40. 40.HCF of 56 and 128 =

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 8
  3. 8
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 19
  7. 25
  8. 20
  9. 7
  10. 11
  11. 25
  12. 7
  13. 15
  14. 23
  15. 8
  16. 11
  17. 6
  18. 24
  19. 12
  20. 18
  21. 14
  22. 18
  23. 8
  24. 17
  25. 15
  26. 4
  27. 17
  28. 18
  29. 3
  30. 20
  31. 5
  32. 20
  33. 17
  34. 12
  35. 3
  36. 25
  37. 8
  38. 10
  39. 21
  40. 8

Free vedic maths lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vedic-maths